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Nelson Airport

Nelson, Nelson Region, New Zealand

Scheduled service reportedMulti-runwayUnpaved surface
WGS 84 position -41.29671°, 173.22432° Open map ↗
FIELD ELEVATION 17 ft MSL

5 metres

REPORTED OPEN RUNWAYS 4

1 reported lighted · 3 reported not lighted

LONGEST REPORTED 4,420 ft

1,347 metres · 02/20

PUBLISHED COMMS 6

Source records

Runway geometry

Reported runway surfaces

TRUE headings
Runway Dimensions Surface Heading (true) Lighting Status
02/20 4,420 × 148 ft1,347 × 45 m Asphalt 42.0° / 222.0° northeast–southwest Reported lighted Reported open
02L/20R 2,398 × 197 ft731 × 60 m Grass 41.7° / 221.7° northeast–southwest Reported not lighted Reported open
17/35 1,970 × 197 ft600 × 60 m Grass 186.7° / 6.7° north–south Reported not lighted Reported open
06/24 1,726 × 79 ft526 × 24 m Grass 83.0° / 263.0° east–west Reported not lighted Reported open

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Runway ends

Published end data

Each runway end is listed separately. Headings are true; elevations are MSL. A dash means the source did not publish a value—not zero.

Runway-end identifiers, parent runways, true headings, elevations, displaced thresholds, and published coordinates
End Runway True heading End elevation Displaced threshold Coordinates
02 LE · low-numbered end 02/20 Reported open 42.0°T 10 ft MSL3 m Not published -41.30270°, 173.22000° Open end map ↗
20 HE · high-numbered end 02/20 Reported open 222.0°T 14 ft MSL4 m Not published -41.29360°, 173.23000° Open end map ↗
02L LE · low-numbered end 02L/20R Reported open 41.7°T 14 ft MSL4 m Not published Not published
20R HE · high-numbered end 02L/20R Reported open 221.7°T 17 ft MSL5 m 276 ft84 m Not published
17 LE · low-numbered end 17/35 Reported open 186.7°T Not published Not published Not published
35 HE · high-numbered end 17/35 Reported open 6.7°T Not published Not published Not published
06 LE · low-numbered end 06/24 Reported open 83.0°T 14 ft MSL4 m Not published -41.29613°, 173.21699° Open end map ↗
24 HE · high-numbered end 06/24 Reported open 263.0°T 12 ft MSL4 m Not published -41.29545°, 173.22417° Open end map ↗

Communications

Published frequencies

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TypeFrequencyDescription
AFIS 123.700 MHz CHRISTCHRIST CON
APP 127.400 MHz APP
ATIS 129.100 MHz ATIS
CLD 123.300 MHz CLNC DEL
CTAF 127.400 MHz CTAF
TWR 127.400 MHz TWR

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Source & provenance

Data source

Airport, runway, and frequency records come from the OurAirports Public Domain dataset snapshot dated . Missing values remain missing; Runway Almanac does not invent them.

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