Airports / New Zealand / WKA
Wanaka Airport
NZWF / WKAWanaka, New ZealandELEV 1,142 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Wanaka Airport, listed as NZWF / WKA, is a mid-sized airport in Wanaka, New Zealand. Field elevation is 1,142 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, WKA is a home base: Alpine Helicopters and Greenstone Helicopters operate from the field. The closest alternate fields are Queenstown Airport (ZQN, 28 nm), Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR, 30 nm), and Pukaki Airport (TWZ, 47 nm).
Trip costs from WKA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Luggate Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from WKA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NZWF
IATA
WKA
FAA / Local
NZWF
Elevation
1,142 ft
Coordinates
44.7221° S · 169.2463° 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 1,142 ft, WKA sits higher than 84% of the 38 New Zealand fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 28nmZQNQueenstown AirportQueenstown
- 30nmALRAlexandra AerodromeAlexandra
- 47nmTWZPukaki AirportTwitzel
- 62nmGTNGlentanner AirportGlentanner Station
- 69nmMONMount Cook Airport
- 80nmOAMOamaru Airport
Location
Open the full mapNZWF · Wanaka Airport · Wanaka, New Zealand