Hokitika Aerodrome is a small, uncontrolled aerodrome located 1 NM

Nautical mile

The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...

 (1.9 km) north east of Hokitika

Hokitika, New Zealand

Hokitika is a township in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. According to the 2006 census, the usually resident population of the Hokitika urban area was 3,078, a decrease of 12 people since 2001. A further 828...

 on the West Coast

West Coast, New Zealand

The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. It is made up of three districts: Buller, Grey and Westland...

 of the South Island

South Island

The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...

 of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. It is also the closest domestic airport with scheduled flights to Greymouth

Greymouth

Greymouth is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is , which accounts for % of the West Coast's inhabitants...

 23 km further north, the largest settlement on the coast.
The airport handles aircraft up to Bombardier Q300 types that are operated by national airline, Air New Zealand.
New runway lengthening projects are underway and a new lighting system is being installed to allow the permanent use of aircraft up to ATR 72-500 size.

Airlines and destinations

Operational Information

• Bitumen runway Strength: PCN 20
  • Lighting
• Runway 04/22 VASIS 3 degree. caution may show reversed path above 6.5 degrees
• Wind direction indicator
• Taxiway edge
• Apron flood
  • FAL
• BP Jet A1 and Avgas, swipecard.
• Shell Jet A1, carnet.
• Cafe
• Passenger

The aerodrome is operated by Hokitika Airport Ltd, +6437558123 and is available for general use without permission of the operator. The airport company is owned by the Westland District

Westland District

Westland District is a territorial authority on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. Its population is - Government :The Westland District is governed by an elected Council, headed by an elected Mayor. The Mayor is elected at large. The current Mayor is Maureen Pugh. Councillors are...

Council.

The Pavement Construction Number (PCN) is 20 which corresponds to an ability to bare aircraft up to about 84,000 lb or 38,000 kg (with tandem wheel bogies)

The runway has a landing distance of 1,314 metres, but for take off is considered to have a distance of 1,374m.

The airport has a number of car rental firms represented, and a small snack bar.