Airports / New Zealand / WRE
Whangarei Airport
NZWR / WREWhangarei, New ZealandELEV 133 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kerikeri Airport (KKE).
Overview
Whangarei Airport, listed as NZWR / WRE, is a mid-sized airport in Whangarei, New Zealand. The field lies at an elevation of 133 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
WRE has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kerikeri Airport (KKE, 38 nm), RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai (NZWP, 62 nm), and Kaitaia Airport (KAT, 67 nm).
Quotes for flights out of WRE vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from WRE, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NZWR
IATA
WRE
FAA / Local
NZWR
Elevation
133 ft
Coordinates
35.7693° S · 174.3637° 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 133 ft, WRE sits higher than 55% 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.
- 38nmKKEKerikeri AirportKerikeri
- 62nmNZWPRNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai
- 67nmKATKaitaia AirportAwanui
- 77nmAKLAuckland International AirportAuckland
- 81nmAMZArdmore AirportManurewa
- 134nmHLZHamilton International AirportHamilton
Location
Open the full mapNZWR · Whangarei Airport · Whangarei, New Zealand