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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 251230Z AUTO 02007KT 9999 NCD 18/13 Q1013
Decoded METAR for Wellington International airport NZWN WLG
METAR issued by NZWN on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 12:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 51 hours and -2824 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 18°C = 64°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
QNH is 1013hPa = 29.91inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 20°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Wellington International airport NZWN WLG
NZWN 251104Z 2512/2618 36010KT 9999 FEW040 SCT060 BECMG 2516/2518 36015G25KT BECMG 2520/2522 35020G35KT TEMPO 2604/2609 6000 SHRA TEMPO 2612/2618 6000 SHRA
Decoded TAF for Wellington International airport NZWN WLG
TAF issued by NZWN on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:04 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 5 hours and 22 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, November 25, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, November 25, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
2512/2618 36010KT 9999 FEW040 SCT060
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 360°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m scattered clouds at 6000ft = 1830m
becoming from Tuesday, November 25, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, November 25, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2516/2518 36015G25KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 360°
becoming from Tuesday, November 25, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Wednesday, November 26, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2520/2522 35020G35KT
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 350°
temporarily from Tuesday, November 25, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Wednesday, November 26, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2604/2609 6000 SHRA
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
shower rain
temporarily from Wednesday, November 26, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, November 26, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2612/2618 6000 SHRA
Visibility is 6km = 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
- Picton Aerodrome airport (NZPN PCN ) at 44mi↑NOTAM
- Wairau Hospital heliport (NZJB ) at 47mi↑NOTAM
- Omaka Blenheim airport (NZOM ) at 48mi↑NOTAM
- Hood airport (NZMS MRO ) at 50mi↑NOTAM
- Woodbourne airport (NZWB BHE ) at 50mi↑NOTAM
- Wairarapa Hospital heliport (NZMH ) at 52mi↑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