About Whangarei Airport

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Whangārei Airport (IATA: WRE, ICAO: NZWR) is a small airport 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) to the south east of Whangārei city, in the suburb of Onerahi, on the east coast of Northland on the North Island, New Zealand.

The Airport has a single terminal with two gates.

A runway upgrade in 2009 allowed Bombardier Q300 and weight restricted ATR 72 aircraft to use the airport.

In 2011, a Mount Cook Airline ATR 72 landed at Whangarei Airport becoming the first of its kind to do so. The aircraft was on charter from Gisborne.

The expansion work began in July 2015 with the last of the upgrades completed by Mid-September 2016. The work enabled the Airport to be kept to an acceptable and modern standard for the next 15 years, when possible relocation of the airport may take place.

From April 2015, Air New Zealand removed all Beech 1900D flights from the Whangarei schedule as well as dropping the direct to Wellington service. The flights were taken over by larger Q300 aircraft and it became the sole aircraft type flying to Whangarei for Air New Zealand.

Skywork Helicopters Ltd provide a complete charter, scenic flight and tourism helicopter services from this Airport.

Microlight Aircraft Flight Training is offered by the Whangarei Flying Club.
 

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