Airports / New Zealand / NPL
New Plymouth Airport
NZNP / NPLNew Plymouth, New ZealandELEV 97 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
69 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wanganui Airport (WAG).
Overview
New Plymouth Airport (NZNP / NPL) is a mid-sized airport serving New Plymouth, New Zealand. Field elevation is 97 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list NPL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Wanganui Airport (WAG, 69 nm), Hamilton International Airport (HLZ, 87 nm), and Taupo Airport (TUO, 90 nm).
Trip costs from NPL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from NPL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NZNP
IATA
NPL
FAA / Local
NZNP
Elevation
97 ft
Coordinates
39.0086° S · 174.1790° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs New Zealand fields
state range 4–2,153 ft
At 97 ft, NPL sits lower than 58% of the 38 New Zealand fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 69nmWAGWanganui AirportWanganui
- 87nmHLZHamilton International AirportHamilton
- 90nmTUOTaupo AirportTaupo
- 91nmOHARNZAF Base Ohakea
- 103nmPMRPalmerston North AirportPalmerston North
- 114nmROTRotorua Regional AirportRotorua
Location
Open the full mapNZNP · New Plymouth Airport · New Plymouth, New Zealand