WAGNZWU

Wanganui Airport

Wanganui, New Zealand

Oceania Pacific/Auckland

1direct destinations

1airlines

6runways

1,378 mLongest runway

1954opened

Whanganui Airport (IATA: WAG, ICAO: NZWU), named Wanganui Airport until 2016, is the airport that serves Whanganui, New Zealand. It is located to the south of Whanganui River, approximately 4 km from the centre of Whanganui. The airport has a single asphalt runway and three grass runways, and its single terminal has two gates.

Location

39.963°S, 175.024°E · 8 m s. n. m. (27 ft)

General data

CountryNew Zealand

CityWanganui

IATA codeWAG

ICAO codeNZWU

Coordinates39.963°S, 175.024°E

Elevation8 m s. n. m. (27 ft)

Time zonePacific/Auckland

Runways6

Longest runway1,378 m

Opened1954

Direct destinations1

Official website

Runways · 6

11C/29C

Length1,378 m4,521 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

11/29

Length1,372 m4,501 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

11R/29L

Length840 m2,756 ft

Width85 m279 ft

SurfaceGravel

14/32

Length700 m2,297 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceGravel

08/26

Length530 m1,739 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceGravel

11L/29R

Length504 m1,654 ft

SurfaceGravel

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Air New Zealand

Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.

Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, September 27). Wanganui Airport (WAG). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WAG

MLA

“Wanganui Airport (WAG).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 27 Sept. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WAG. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Wanganui Airport (WAG). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WAG (Accessed: 17 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_wag,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Wanganui Airport (WAG)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-09-27},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WAG},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WAG}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WAG |title=Wanganui Airport (WAG) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-09-27 |access-date=2026-10-17 |language=en}}