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Wellington International airport (New Zealand)
This airport is in an unusual configuration. It is part of private or dangerous airports.
The aerology and the environment between sea and mountains make the approach complex. with the Cook Strait which can produce strong winds.
Wellington International airport is located near Wellington, with Rongotai at 0mi↑, Kilbirnie at 1mi↑, Island Bay at 1mi↑, Berhampore at 1mi↑, Hataitai at 2mi↑, Brooklyn at 3mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in New Zealand and Southernmost airports in New Zealand
→ See also airports in New Zealand
aerial view of Wellington International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : NZWN
- IATA code : WLG
- Local code : -
Elevation : 12 m = 39ft
→ See also Highest airports in New Zealand and Lowest airports in New Zealand
Runways
- runway 16/34 : 1936m = 6352ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in New Zealand
Coming to Wellington International airport
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Aviation weather for Wellington International airport NZWN WLG
METAR for Wellington International airport NZWN WLG
NZWN 080630Z AUTO 36001KT 9999 SCT002/// 08/06 Q1028
Decoded METAR for Wellington International airport NZWN WLG
METAR issued by NZWN on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 06:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 30 hours and -1418 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 8°C = 46°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 1028hPa = 30.36inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is 360°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 200ft = 60m.
TAF for Wellington International airport NZWN WLG
NZWN 080504Z 0806/0912 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 0806/0808 03010KT TEMPO 0906/0912 7000 SHRA
Decoded TAF for Wellington International airport NZWN WLG
TAF issued by NZWN on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 05:04 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 7 hours and 48 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
0806/0912 VRB02KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0806/0808 03010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 30°
temporarily from Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, July 9, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0906/0912 7000 SHRA
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shower rain
NOTAM for Wellington International airport
Around Wellington International airport (New Zealand)
near
- Hotels in Rongotai
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 6702mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 8873mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 8952mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 11603mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 11611mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 11613mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 11627mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 11631mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 11632mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 11657mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 11674mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 11677mi↑
- for Wellington International airport at 0mi↑
- for Wellington Hospital airport at 2mi↑
- for Queens Wharf airport at 3mi↑
nearest airports to Wellington International airport (New Zealand)
- Wellington Hospital heliport (NZWH ) at 2mi↑NOTAM
- Queens Wharf heliport (NZQW ) at 3mi↑NOTAM
- Avalon heliport (NZAL ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Kenepuru Hospital heliport (NZKH ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Paraparaumu airport (NZPP PPQ ) at 31mi↑NOTAM
- Martinborough airport (NZMT ) at 36mi↑NOTAM
- Papawai airport (NZPW ) at 39mi↑NOTAM
- Cape Campbell airstrip airport ( NZ-0016) at 40mi↑
- Otaki airport (NZOT ) at 42mi↑NOTAM
- Marlborough Sounds Water Aerodrome seaplane base (NZSO ) at 43mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in New Zealand
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap