Airports / New Zealand / NSN
Nelson Airport
NZNS / NSNNelson, New ZealandELEV 17 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Woodbourne Airport (BHE).
Overview
Nelson Airport (NZNS / NSN) sits in Nelson, New Zealand, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 17 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NSN has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Woodbourne Airport (BHE, 32 nm), Wellington International Airport (WLG, 71 nm), and Westport Airport (WSZ, 79 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NSN vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NSN, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NZNS
IATA
NSN
FAA / Local
NZNS
Elevation
17 ft
Coordinates
41.2967° S · 173.2243° 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 17 ft, NSN sits lower than 82% 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.
- 32nmBHEWoodbourne AirportBlenheim
- 71nmWLGWellington International AirportWellington
- 79nmWSZWestport AirportWestport
- 83nmPPQParaparaumu Airport
- 111nmMROHood AirportMasterton
- 115nmWAGWanganui AirportWanganui
Location
Open the full mapNZNS · Nelson Airport · Nelson, New Zealand