NZWR IATA WRE Medium Airport

Airport record

Whangarei Airport

Whangarei, Northland Region, New Zealand

Scheduled service reportedUnpaved surface
WGS 84 position -35.76925°, 174.36371° Open map
FIELD ELEVATION 133 ft MSL

41 metres

REPORTED OPEN RUNWAYS 2

1 reported lighted · 1 reported not lighted

LONGEST REPORTED 3,599 ft

1,097 metres · 06/24

PUBLISHED COMMS 3

Source records

Runway geometry

Reported runway surfaces

TRUE headings
Runway Dimensions Surface Heading (true) Lighting Status
06/24 3,599 × 98 ft1,097 × 30 m Asphalt 81.0° / 261.0° east–west Reported lighted Reported open
14/32 1,558 × 197 ft475 × 60 m Grass 163.8° / 343.8° north–south 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
06 LE · low-numbered end 06/24 Reported open 81.0°T 133 ft MSL41 m Not published -35.76820°, 174.35800° Open end map ↗
24 HE · high-numbered end 06/24 Reported open 261.0°T 125 ft MSL38 m Not published -35.76660°, 174.37000° Open end map ↗
14 LE · low-numbered end 14/32 Reported open 163.8°T Not published Not published Not published
32 HE · high-numbered end 14/32 Reported open 343.8°T Not published Not published Not published

Communications

Published frequencies

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TypeFrequencyDescription
AFIS 124.900 MHz CHRISTCHURCH FIS
AWIB 119.800 MHz AWIB
CTAF 118.600 MHz CTAF

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CodeAirportDistance & bearingLongest runway
NZAA Auckland International AirportAuckland 77 NM143 km · S · 165° true 11,926 ft
NZCH Christchurch International AirportChristchurch 471 NM873 km · S · 190° true 10,787 ft
NFFN Nadi International AirportNadi 1,093 NM2,025 km · N · 9° true 10,739 ft
YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney (Mascot) 1,145 NM2,120 km · W · 269° true 12,999 ft
YBBN Brisbane International AirportBrisbane 1,194 NM2,212 km · W · 289° true 11,680 ft
YMML Melbourne AirportMelbourne 1,420 NM2,629 km · W · 257° 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.