Highest Airports in New Zealand

Airports in New Zealand ranked by elevation above sea level.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇳🇿 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Mount Tarawera AirportMount Tarawera · 3,100 ft above sea level

945 m

Molesworth AirportMolesworth · 2,813 ft above sea level

857 m

Waiouru Airport2,686 ft above sea level

819 m

Tekapo Aerodrome2,496 ft above sea level

761 m

Rangitaiki Airfield2,323 ft above sea level

708 m

Mount Cook Airport2,153 ft above sea level

656 m

Hakatere Airstrip2,000 ft above sea level

610 m

Glentanner AirportGlentanner Station · 1,824 ft above sea level

556 m

Manuka Point Lodge Airstrip1,800 ft above sea level

549 m

Lake Station Airport1,709 ft above sea level

521 m

Glenshe Airstrip1,637 ft above sea level

499 m

Pukaki AirportTwitzel · 1,575 ft above sea level

480 m

Pudding Hill Aerodrome1,558 ft above sea level

475 m

Taihape AirportTaihape · 1,550 ft above sea level

472 m

Centennial Park AerodromeTaupo · 1,506 ft above sea level

459 m

Omarama Glider Airport1,381 ft above sea level

421 m

Taupo AirportTaupo · 1,335 ft above sea level

407 m

Glenorchy Airport1,260 ft above sea level

384 m

Tokoroa AirfieldTokoroa · 1,220 ft above sea level

372 m

Turangi Airport1,220 ft above sea level

372 m

Springfield AirportSpringfield · 1,216 ft above sea level

371 m

Queenstown AirportQueenstown · 1,171 ft above sea level

357 m

Makarora Airstrip1,142 ft above sea level

348 m

Wanaka AirportWanaka · 1,142 ft above sea level

348 m

Cromwell/Louburn AirportCromwell · 1,010 ft above sea level

308 m

Anama airstripAnama · 1,002 ft above sea level

305 m

Dingleburn Station Airstrip1,000 ft above sea level

305 m

Te Rore AirstripKaitaia · 978 ft above sea level

298 m

Stratford AirportStratford · 951 ft above sea level

290 m

Rotorua Regional AirportRotorua · 935 ft above sea level

285 m

Taumarunui Airport902 ft above sea level

275 m

Norfolk AirportInglewood · 875 ft above sea level

267 m

Cromwell Racecourse Aerodrome856 ft above sea level

261 m

Kowhai AerodromeKowhai · 840 ft above sea level

256 m

Ngatieke AirstripBroadwood · 774 ft above sea level

236 m

Alexandra AerodromeAlexandra · 752 ft above sea level

229 m

Paponga AirstripBroadwood · 723 ft above sea level

220 m

Upper Dovedale Ridge StripDovedale Valley · 689 ft above sea level

210 m

Manapouri Airport687 ft above sea level

209 m

Wairapakuru AirstripBroadwood · 640 ft above sea level

195 m

Brandy Creek StripBrandy Creek · 637 ft above sea level

194 m

Dannevirke Aerodrome635 ft above sea level

194 m

Lake Haupiri/Gloriavale Christian Community Airport600 ft above sea level

183 m

Pukemiro AirstripBroadwood · 599 ft above sea level

183 m

CulverdenHurunui District Council · 597 ft above sea level

182 m

Limestone Downs AirportLimestone Downs · 596 ft above sea level

182 m

Te Paki AirportTe Kao · 595 ft above sea level

181 m

Galatea Airfield594 ft above sea level

181 m

Kaikohe AirportKaikohe · 571 ft above sea level

174 m

Stanley Brook / Motupiko StripStanley Brook · 564 ft above sea level

172 m

Highlights

Within New Zealand, Mount Tarawera Airport ranks first in 2026 with 945 m, followed by Molesworth Airport (857 m) and Waiouru Airport (819 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 945 m (Mount Tarawera Airport) to 172 m (Stanley Brook / Motupiko Strip), with a median of 307 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.

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Highlights

Within New Zealand, Mount Tarawera Airport ranks first in 2026 with 945 m, followed by Molesworth Airport (857 m) and Waiouru Airport (819 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 945 m (Mount Tarawera Airport) to 172 m (Stanley Brook / Motupiko Strip), with a median of 307 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.