Airports / New Zealand / PMR
Palmerston North Airport
NZPM / PMRPalmerston North, New ZealandELEV 151 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
13 nm
To the nearest alternate
RNZAF Base Ohakea (OHA) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Palmerston North Airport (NZPM / PMR) sits in Palmerston North, New Zealand, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 151 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — BLAK Private Jets is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are RNZAF Base Ohakea (OHA, 13 nm), Wanganui Airport (WAG, 35 nm), and Hood Airport (MRO, 39 nm).
Charter pricing from PMR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Palmerston North.
Field capability
ICAO
NZPM
IATA
PMR
FAA / Local
NZPM
Elevation
151 ft
Coordinates
40.3206° S · 175.6170° 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 151 ft, PMR sits higher than 61% of the 38 New Zealand fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 13nmOHARNZAF Base Ohakea
- 35nmWAGWanganui AirportWanganui
- 39nmMROHood AirportMasterton
- 45nmPPQParaparaumu Airport
- 71nmWLGWellington International AirportWellington
- 77nmNPEHawke's Bay AirportNapier
Location
Open the full mapNZPM · Palmerston North Airport · Palmerston North, New Zealand