Airports / New Zealand / PPQ
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wellington International Airport (WLG) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in New Zealand, Paraparaumu Airport (NZPP / PPQ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 22 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 PPQ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Wellington International Airport (WLG, 27 nm), Hood Airport (MRO, 30 nm), and Palmerston North Airport (PMR, 45 nm).
Charter pricing from PPQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from PPQ.
Field capability
ICAO
NZPP
IATA
PPQ
FAA / Local
NZPP
Elevation
22 ft
Coordinates
40.9047° S · 174.9890° 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 22 ft, PPQ sits lower than 76% 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.
- 27nmWLGWellington International AirportWellington
- 30nmMROHood AirportMasterton
- 45nmPMRPalmerston North AirportPalmerston North
- 46nmOHARNZAF Base Ohakea
- 57nmWAGWanganui AirportWanganui
- 63nmBHEWoodbourne AirportBlenheim
Location
Open the full mapNZPP · Paraparaumu Airport