Airports / New Zealand / WLG
Wellington International Airport
NZWN / WLGWellington, New ZealandELEV 41 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Wellington International Airport, listed as NZWN / WLG, is a large commercial airport in Wellington, New Zealand. The airport sits 41 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 WLG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ, 27 nm), Hood Airport (MRO, 43 nm), and Woodbourne Airport (BHE, 44 nm).
Charter pricing from WLG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Wellington.
Field capability
ICAO
NZWN
IATA
WLG
FAA / Local
NZWN
Elevation
41 ft
Coordinates
41.3268° S · 174.8069° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs New Zealand fields
state range 4–2,153 ft
At 41 ft, WLG sits lower than 68% 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.
- 27nmPPQParaparaumu Airport
- 43nmMROHood AirportMasterton
- 44nmBHEWoodbourne AirportBlenheim
- 71nmPMRPalmerston North AirportPalmerston North
- 71nmNSNNelson AirportNelson
- 72nmOHARNZAF Base Ohakea
Location
Open the full mapNZWN · Wellington International Airport · Wellington, New Zealand