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Whakatāne Airport (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is an airport serving the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand, the Eastern Bay of Plenty and the tourist attractions of Mount Tarawera and White Island.

Whakatāne Airport Papa Rererangi i Whakatāne
Whakatāne airport terminal
IATA: WHK ICAO: NZWK
Summary
Location	Whakatāne, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	37°55′14″S 176°54′51″E
Map
WHK Location of airport in New Zealand
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09R/27L 2,461 750 Grass 09L/27R 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data

History

The airport opened on 24 January 1963 with a new sealed runway and a construction cost of 50,000 pounds.[1] It had a 250m runway end safety area (RESA) added to allow larger aircraft such as Saab 340 to land.[2]

Air Chathams operates daily flights to Auckland with a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.

The airport houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft, fixed wing tourist flights and commercial helicopter operations.[3]^{[citation needed]}

The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker[4] and completed in 1974. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed the airport terminal as a Category I Historic Place.[5] Air Chathams began serving Whakatāne with the Saab 340 on 29 November 2019.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Chathams	Auckland[7]

See also

• List of airports in New Zealand
• List of airlines of New Zealand
• Transport in New Zealand

References

External links

• Whakatāne District Council - Airport Information
• Whakatāne Information

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