Airports / New Zealand / ROT
Rotorua Regional Airport
NZRO / ROTRotorua, New ZealandELEV 935 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tauranga Airport (TRG) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Rotorua Regional Airport (NZRO / ROT) sits in Rotorua, New Zealand, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 935 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ROT as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Tauranga Airport (TRG, 27 nm), Whakatāne Airport (WHK, 31 nm), and Taupo Airport (TUO, 39 nm).
Trip costs from ROT 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 ROT to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NZRO
IATA
ROT
FAA / Local
NZRO
Elevation
935 ft
Coordinates
38.1092° S · 176.3170° 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 935 ft, ROT sits higher 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.
- 27nmTRGTauranga AirportTauranga
- 31nmWHKWhakatāne AirportWhakatāne
- 39nmTUOTaupo AirportTaupo
- 49nmHLZHamilton International AirportHamilton
- 74nmWIRWairoa AirportWairoa
- 85nmGISGisborne AirportGisborne
Location
Open the full mapNZRO · Rotorua Regional Airport · Rotorua, New Zealand