Airports / New Zealand / NZWP
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Auckland International Airport (AKL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai (NZWP) sits in New Zealand, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 103 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list NZWP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Auckland International Airport (AKL, 15 nm), Ardmore Airport (AMZ, 22 nm), and Whangarei Airport (WRE, 62 nm).
Trip costs from NZWP are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from NZWP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NZWP
IATA
—
FAA / Local
NZWP
Elevation
103 ft
Coordinates
36.7878° S · 174.6300° 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 103 ft, NZWP sits lower than 53% 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.
- 15nmAKLAuckland International AirportAuckland
- 22nmAMZArdmore AirportManurewa
- 62nmWREWhangarei AirportWhangarei
- 73nmHLZHamilton International AirportHamilton
- 92nmTRGTauranga AirportTauranga
- 98nmKKEKerikeri AirportKerikeri
Location
Open the full mapNZWP · RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai