Longest Airport Runways in New Zealand

Airports in New Zealand ranked by the length of their longest open runway.

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

All entries · 50

2,000 metres3,000 metres

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

Auckland International AirportAuckland · 11,926 ft · CON

3,635 m

Christchurch International AirportChristchurch · 10,787 ft · ASP

3,288 m

RNZAF Base Ohakea8,028 ft · ASP

2,447 m

Invercargill AirportInvercargill · 7,251 ft · ASP

2,210 m

Hamilton International AirportHamilton · 6,755 ft · ASP

2,059 m

RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai6,665 ft · ASP

2,031 m

Wellington International AirportWellington · 6,352 ft · ASP

1,936 m

Palmerston North AirportPalmerston North · 6,240 ft · UNK

1,902 m

Dunedin International AirportDunedin · 6,234 ft · ASP

1,900 m

Queenstown AirportQueenstown · 6,204 ft · ASP

1,891 m

Tauranga AirportTauranga · 5,988 ft · ASP

1,825 m

Hawke's Bay AirportNapier · 5,741 ft · ASPH

1,750 m

Rotorua Regional AirportRotorua · 5,321 ft · ASP

1,622 m

Mount Cook Airport5,157 ft · ASP

1,572 m

Cromwell/Louburn AirportCromwell · 5,080 ft · GRE

1,548 m

Rangitaiki Airfield4,934 ft · Grass

1,504 m

Whitianga AirportWhitianga · 4,744 ft · GRASS

1,446 m

Woodbourne AirportBlenheim · 4,675 ft · GRE

1,425 m

Ardmore AirportManurewa · 4,630 ft · ASP

1,411 m

Kaitaia AirportAwanui · 4,600 ft · ASP

1,402 m

Ashburton AirportAshburton · 4,554 ft · GRS

1,388 m

Taupo AirportTaupo · 4,547 ft · ASP

1,386 m

Wanganui AirportWanganui · 4,521 ft · ASP

1,378 m

Inia William Tuuta Memorial AirportTe One · 4,462 ft · ASP

1,360 m

Paraparaumu Airport4,429 ft · ASP

1,350 m

Nelson AirportNelson · 4,420 ft · ASP

1,347 m

Hokitika Airfield4,311 ft · ASP

1,314 m

Gisborne AirportGisborne · 4,298 ft · ASP

1,310 m

New Plymouth AirportNew Plymouth · 4,298 ft · ASP

1,310 m

Oamaru Airport4,210 ft · ASP

1,283 m

Timaru Airport4,200 ft · ASP

1,280 m

Westport AirportWestport · 4,200 ft · ASP

1,280 m

Whakatāne AirportWhakatāne · 4,200 ft · ASP

1,280 m

Hood AirportMasterton · 4,101 ft · ASP

1,250 m

Galatea Airfield3,953 ft · Grass

1,205 m

Alexandra AerodromeAlexandra · 3,937 ft · GRS

1,200 m

Dannevirke Aerodrome3,937 ft · GRS

1,200 m

Wanaka AirportWanaka · 3,937 ft · ASP

1,200 m

Waiouru Airport3,917 ft · ASP

1,194 m

Kerikeri AirportKerikeri · 3,904 ft · ASP

1,190 m

Rangiora AirfieldRangiora · 3,871 ft · Grass

1,180 m

Whangarei AirportWhangarei · 3,599 ft · ASP

1,097 m

Greymouth Airport3,579 ft · concrete

1,091 m

Matamata Glider Airport3,572 ft · GRS

1,089 m

Pukaki AirportTwitzel · 3,550 ft · ASP

1,082 m

Manapouri Airport3,547 ft · ASP

1,081 m

Hastings AerodromeBridge Pa · 3,525 ft · B

1,074 m

Waipukurau Airport3,461 ft · Gr

1,055 m

Rangitata Island AirportRangitata Island · 3,412 ft · GRS

1,040 m

Feilding AirportFeilding · 3,376 ft · BIT

1,029 m

Highlights

Within New Zealand, Auckland International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,635 m, followed by Christchurch International Airport (3,288 m) and RNZAF Base Ohakea (2,447 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 3,635 m (Auckland International Airport) to 1,029 m (Feilding Airport), with a median of 1,349 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, Auckland International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,635 m, followed by Christchurch International Airport (3,288 m) and RNZAF Base Ohakea (2,447 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 3,635 m (Auckland International Airport) to 1,029 m (Feilding Airport), with a median of 1,349 m.

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