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Wellington · New Zealand

WLG Wellington International Airport

Local timeUTC+13Pacific/Auckland
Runways1longest 6,352 ft1,936 m
Elevation41 ft12 mabove sea level
CodesWLG · NZWNIATA · ICAO

Photo: Land Information New Zealand, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of Wellington International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 16/34: 6,352 ft (1,936 m), asphalt1634500 m · 1,640 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
16/34
183° / 3° true		 6,352 ft1,936 m148 ft45 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates41.3°S, 174.8°E (-41.3268, 174.8069)
RegionWellington Region, New Zealand
Time zonePacific/Auckland: UTC+12 standard time, UTC+13 during daylight saving time
Official sitewww.wellingtonairport.co.nz/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from WLG to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDWLG
HubDistanceFrom WLGTo WLG
Sydney SYD2,228 km1,384 mi3 h 50 min3 h 20 min
Singapore SIN8,521 km5,295 mi11 h 15 min10 h 15 min
Tokyo HND9,264 km5,756 mi11 h 50 min11 h 20 min
Hong Kong HKG9,451 km5,873 mi12 h 10 min11 h 30 min
Beijing PEK10,790 km6,704 mi13 h 40 min12 h 55 min
Los Angeles LAX10,794 km6,707 mi12 h 55 min13 h 45 min
Mexico City MEX11,108 km6,902 mi13 h 10 min14 h 15 min
São Paulo GRU11,652 km7,240 mi13 h 35 min15 h 05 min
Johannesburg JNB11,760 km7,307 mi15 h 05 min13 h 50 min
Delhi DEL12,658 km7,866 mi16 h 05 min14 h 50 min
Atlanta ATL13,216 km8,212 mi15 h 25 min16 h 45 min
Chicago ORD13,436 km8,349 mi15 h 40 min17 h
Toronto YYZ14,121 km8,775 mi16 h 25 min17 h 55 min
Dubai DXB14,231 km8,843 mi18 h 05 min16 h 30 min
New York JFK14,417 km8,958 mi16 h 40 min18 h 15 min
Doha DOH14,547 km9,039 mi18 h 30 min16 h 50 min
Istanbul IST17,199 km10,687 mi21 h 45 min19 h 35 min
Frankfurt FRA18,578 km11,544 mi23 h 10 min21 h 15 min
London LHR18,831 km11,701 mi22 h 45 min22 h 05 min
Paris CDG18,968 km11,786 mi23 h 25 min21 h 50 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Blenheim BHE
Woodbourne Airport		81 km50 mi WSW
Palmerston North PMR
Palmerston North Airport		131 km81 mi NNE
Nelson NSN
Nelson Airport		132 km82 mi W
Wanganui WAG
Wanganui Airport		153 km95 mi N
New Plymouth NPL
New Plymouth Airport		263 km164 mi NNW
Napier NPE
Hawke's Bay Airport		271 km168 mi NE
Westport WSZ
Westport Airport		273 km169 mi W
Christchurch CHC
Christchurch International Airport		304 km189 mi SW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

23 hours
136 hours
169 hours
4712 hours

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Route guides from WLG

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachAPP122.300
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS126.900
GroundGND121.900
TowerTWR118.800

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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