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Airport record

Whakatāne Airport

Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Scheduled service reportedMulti-runwayUnpaved surface
WGS 84 position -37.92222°, 176.91696° Open map ↗
FIELD ELEVATION 20 ft MSL

6 metres

REPORTED OPEN RUNWAYS 3

1 reported lighted · 2 reported not lighted

LONGEST REPORTED 4,200 ft

1,280 metres · 09L/27R

PUBLISHED COMMS 3

Source records

Runway geometry

Reported runway surfaces

TRUE headings
Runway Dimensions Surface Heading (true) Lighting Status
09L/27R 4,200 × 100 ft1,280 × 30 m Asphalt 113.1° / 293.1° northwest–southeast Reported lighted Reported open
09R/27L 2,461 × 98 ft750 × 30 m Grass 113.1° / 293.1° northwest–southeast Reported not lighted Reported open
09/27 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
09L LE · low-numbered end 09L/27R Reported open 113.1°T 19 ft MSL6 m Not published -37.91660°, 176.90900° Open end map ↗
27R HE · high-numbered end 09L/27R Reported open 293.1°T 20 ft MSL6 m Not published -37.92150°, 176.92200° Open end map ↗
09R LE · low-numbered end 09R/27L Reported open 113.1°T 19 ft MSL6 m Not published Not published
27L HE · high-numbered end 09R/27L Reported open 293.1°T 19 ft MSL6 m Not published Not published
09 LE · low-numbered end 09/27 Reported open Not published 19 ft MSL6 m Not published Not published
27 HE · high-numbered end 09/27 Reported open Not published 20 ft MSL6 m Not published Not published

Communications

Published frequencies

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TypeFrequencyDescription
AFIS 125.500 MHz CHRISTCHURCH FIS
CTAF 118.600 MHz CTAF
PAL 118.600 MHz 5 Pulses at 1s interval activates lights for 30min.

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METAR, TAF & simulator ATIS

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YBBN Brisbane International AirportBrisbane 1,354 NM2,507 km · W · 291° true 11,680 ft
YMML Melbourne AirportMelbourne 1,514 NM2,805 km · W · 261° true 11,998 ft

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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