Wairoa Aerodrome
airport in New Zealand
Wairoa Aerodrome (IATA: WIR, ICAO: NZWO) is a small airport located at the end of Airport Road, on the northern outskirts of Wairoa, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Wairoa Aerodrome provides a service for light aircraft and is used mainly for charter operations. In 2023 Sunair commenced a Napier to Wairoa route.
Operational data
Wairoa Aerodrome is a grass strip of 1371 m in length containing an all-weather sealed strip of 914 m on its southern two thirds.
Runway strength:
16/34: ESWL 9530
Pilot controlled runway lighting available
Circuit:
Fixed wing – left hand all runways
Airport landing charge in 2024 NZ$14.
“Wairoa Aerodrome” enters the record as airport in New Zealand. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wairoa, Aerodrome and airport can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7960336. Authority coordinates are -39.012, 177.404. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023, 1371 and 2024.
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