Airports / New Zealand / OAM
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
Timaru Airport (TIU).
Overview
Located in New Zealand, Oamaru Airport (NZOU / OAM) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 99 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into OAM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Timaru Airport (TIU, 41 nm), Pukaki Airport (TWZ, 60 nm), and Dunedin International Airport (DUD, 69 nm).
Charter pricing from OAM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from OAM.
Field capability
ICAO
NZOU
IATA
OAM
FAA / Local
NZOU
Elevation
99 ft
Coordinates
44.9700° S · 171.0820° 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
No
Elevation vs New Zealand fields
state range 4–2,153 ft
At 99 ft, OAM sits lower than 55% 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.
- 41nmTIUTimaru Airport
- 60nmTWZPukaki AirportTwitzel
- 69nmDUDDunedin International AirportDunedin
- 74nmALRAlexandra AerodromeAlexandra
- 76nmGTNGlentanner AirportGlentanner Station
- 80nmWKAWanaka AirportWanaka
Location
Open the full mapNZOU · Oamaru Airport