Airports / New Zealand / BHE
Woodbourne Airport
NZWB / BHEBlenheim, New ZealandELEV 109 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nelson Airport (NSN) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Woodbourne Airport, listed as NZWB / BHE, is a mid-sized airport in Blenheim, New Zealand. The airport sits 109 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BHE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Nelson Airport (NSN, 32 nm), Wellington International Airport (WLG, 44 nm), and Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ, 63 nm).
Charter pricing from BHE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Blenheim.
Field capability
ICAO
NZWB
IATA
BHE
FAA / Local
NZWB
Elevation
109 ft
Coordinates
41.5183° S · 173.8700° 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 109 ft, BHE sits lower than 50% 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.
- 32nmNSNNelson AirportNelson
- 44nmWLGWellington International AirportWellington
- 63nmPPQParaparaumu Airport
- 86nmMROHood AirportMasterton
- 104nmWSZWestport AirportWestport
- 105nmOHARNZAF Base Ohakea
Location
Open the full mapNZWB · Woodbourne Airport · Blenheim, New Zealand