Airports / New Zealand / TIU
Timaru Airport
NZTU / TIUNew ZealandELEV 89 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
Oamaru Airport (OAM) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Timaru Airport (NZTU / TIU) sits in New Zealand, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 89 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
TIU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Oamaru Airport (OAM, 41 nm), Pukaki Airport (TWZ, 48 nm), and Glentanner Airport (GTN, 53 nm).
Quotes for flights out of TIU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from TIU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NZTU
IATA
TIU
FAA / Local
NZTU
Elevation
89 ft
Coordinates
44.3028° S · 171.2250° 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 89 ft, TIU sits lower than 61% 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.
- 41nmOAMOamaru Airport
- 48nmTWZPukaki AirportTwitzel
- 53nmGTNGlentanner AirportGlentanner Station
- 57nmMONMount Cook Airport
- 75nmCHCChristchurch International AirportChristchurch
- 88nmWKAWanaka AirportWanaka
Location
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