Airports / New Zealand / TWZ
Pukaki Airport
NZUK / TWZTwitzel, New ZealandELEV 1,575 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Glentanner Airport (GTN) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Twitzel, New Zealand, Pukaki Airport (NZUK / TWZ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,575 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 TWZ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Glentanner Airport (GTN, 20 nm), Mount Cook Airport (MON, 28 nm), and Wanaka Airport (WKA, 47 nm).
Charter pricing from TWZ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Twitzel.
Field capability
ICAO
NZUK
IATA
TWZ
FAA / Local
NZUK
Elevation
1,575 ft
Coordinates
44.2350° S · 170.1180° 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 1,575 ft, TWZ sits higher than 92% 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.
- 20nmGTNGlentanner AirportGlentanner Station
- 28nmMONMount Cook Airport
- 47nmWKAWanaka AirportWanaka
- 48nmTIUTimaru Airport
- 60nmOAMOamaru Airport
- 67nmALRAlexandra AerodromeAlexandra
Location
Open the full mapNZUK · Pukaki Airport · Twitzel, New Zealand