NZWK · WHK
Whakatāne Airport
Whakatāne Airport (NZWK / WHK) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty Region. The field lies at 20 ft (6 m) above sea level and has two parallel runways, the longest 4,200 ft (1,280 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Galatea Airfield (NZGA), 30 nm SSW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from WHK 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
- 20 ft (6 m)
- Coordinates
- -37.9222, 176.9170
- Serving
- Whakatāne
- Region
- Bay of Plenty Region
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
Runways2 · longest 4,200 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 09L points 90° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L/27R | 4,200 ft1,280 m | 100 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 09R/27L | 2,461 ft750 m | 98 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- ROTRotorua Regional Airport · 31 nm WSW
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.