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Rotorua Regional Airport

Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Scheduled service reportedMulti-runwayUnpaved surface
WGS 84 position -38.10920°, 176.31700° Open map ↗
FIELD ELEVATION 935 ft MSL

285 metres

REPORTED OPEN RUNWAYS 3

1 reported lighted · 2 reported not lighted

LONGEST REPORTED 5,321 ft

1,622 metres · 18R/36L

PUBLISHED COMMS 4

Source records

Runway geometry

Reported runway surfaces

TRUE headings
Runway Dimensions Surface Heading (true) Lighting Status
18R/36L 5,321 × 98 ft1,622 × 30 m Asphalt 205.0° / 25.0° northeast–southwest Reported lighted Reported open
18L/36R 2,732 × 164 ft833 × 50 m Grass 206.0° / 26.0° northeast–southwest Reported not lighted Reported open
18/36 Not published Unknown Not published 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
18R LE · low-numbered end 18R/36L Reported open 205.0°T 935 ft MSL285 m Not published -38.10040°, 176.32001° Open end map ↗
36L HE · high-numbered end 18R/36L Reported open 25.0°T 935 ft MSL285 m 197 ft60 m -38.11320°, 176.31300° Open end map ↗
18L LE · low-numbered end 18L/36R Reported open 206.0°T 935 ft MSL285 m Not published -38.10170°, 176.32100° Open end map ↗
36R HE · high-numbered end 18L/36R Reported open 26.0°T 935 ft MSL285 m 1,010 ft308 m -38.10830°, 176.31599° Open end map ↗
18 LE · low-numbered end 18/36 Reported open Not published 935 ft MSL285 m Not published Not published
36 HE · high-numbered end 18/36 Reported open Not published 935 ft MSL285 m Not published Not published

Communications

Published frequencies

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TypeFrequencyDescription
APP 119.500 MHz CHRISTCHURCH APP
ATIS 128.800 MHz ATIS
CTAF 121.200 MHz CTAF
TWR 121.200 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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