NZNS · NSN
Nelson Airport
Nelson Airport (NZNS / NSN) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Nelson. The field lies at 17 ft (5 m) above sea level and has four runways, the longest 4,420 ft (1,347 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Motueka Airport (MZP), 15 nm NW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from NSN in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 17 ft (5 m)
- Coordinates
- -41.2967, 173.2243
- Serving
- Nelson
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
Runways4 · longest 4,420 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 02 points 20° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 4,420 ft1,347 m | 148 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 02L/20R | 2,398 ft731 m | 197 ft | Grass | — |
| 17/35 | 1,970 ft600 m | 197 ft | Grass | — |
| 06/24 | 1,726 ft526 m | 79 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- BHEWoodbourne Airport · 32 nm ESE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 1
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.