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Airports

An airport is a place where aircraft such as aeroplanes and helicopters take off and land. There are often buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals. An airport has one or more runways for an aeroplane to take off and land.

The heart of a community

Airports play an important part in the community. They help to connect businesses, families and friends.

Domestic airports

Domestic airports handle flights within the same country. They normally have short runways, big enough to handle short or medium haul (travel distance) aeroplanes. They don’t usually have any security checks.

International airports

International airports have customs and immigration facilities for passengers arriving from other countries. These airports are usually larger than domestic airports. They have longer runways so the bigger aeroplanes used for international travel can land there. International airports usually have domestic flights too.

These are New Zealand’s international airports:

  • Auckland Airport
  • Hamilton Airport
  • Rotorua Airport
  • Wellington Airport
  • Christchurch Airport
  • Dunedin Airport
  • Queenstown Airport

New Zealand airports

The following document is a list of all the airports in New Zealand. You will see that some are called airports, and some are called aerodromes.

What's the difference? An aerodrome is anywhere that flights can take place. This can be an airstrip in the middle of nowhere or an airport in the biggest city in the world. An airport is a special type of aerodrome that has met certain standards set by the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO). All airports are aerodromes, but not all aerodromes are airports. Got it?

New Zealand airports (Word - 57k)

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An airport is a place where aircraft such as aeroplanes and helicopters take off and land. Image: CIAL.

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Airports play an important part in the community. Image: CIAL.

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There are two basic types of airports: domestic and international. Image: LEARNZ.

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Airports make every part of New Zealand accessible, from Kaitaia Airport in the far north to Ryan’s Creek Aerodrome on Stewart Island/Rakiura. Image: LEARNZ.

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