Nelson Airport (New Zealand)

Nelson Airport Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū
Nelson Airport, 1977
IATA: NSN ICAO: NZNS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Nelson Airport Limited
Location	Nelson, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL	17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	41°17′54″S 173°13′16″E / 41.29833°S 173.22111°E / -41.29833; 173.22111Coordinates: 41°17′54″S 173°13′16″E / 41.29833°S 173.22111°E / -41.29833; 173.22111
Website	www.NelsonAirport.co.nz
Map
NSN Location of airport in the northern South Island
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02R/20L 1,347 4,420 Asphalt 02L/20R 731 2,398 Grass/Dirt 06/24 670 2,200 Grass/Dirt 17/35 600 1,970 Grass/Dirt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 865,203
Sources: Airport,AIP,DAFIF,

Nelson Airport (Māori: Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū), (IATA: NSN, ICAO: NZNS) is located 6 km southwest of the city, in the suburb of Annesbrook, in Nelson, New Zealand. Approximately 1.2 million passengers and visitors use the airport terminal annually. Total passenger numbers for the 2016 financial year were 865,203. It is currently the sixth busiest airport in New Zealand by passengers and seventh by aircraft movements. The airport has an Air New Zealand Koru Lounge.

Construction of Nelson Airport commenced in 1937. In 2006, the airport received restricted international airport status and it has handled international private jets since then. The airport averages 60 commercial flights per day. The Airport precinct is home to 35 aeronautical and support businesses.

Nelson airport is the home base of Air Nelson operating under the Air NZ Link banner, which operates a fleet of Bombardier Dash 8 Q300s on national air routes. Air New Zealand, Air Nelson's parent airline, recently expanded its Nelson base, investing 30 million dollars to develop the engineering and technical workshops. Air New Zealand then announced the Air Nelson maintenance facility would also handle fellow subsidiary Mount Cook Airline's fleet of ATR 72-500/600 aircraft.

The airport has a single terminal building with 9 tarmac gates. A further 7 remote gates are located adjacent to the terminal.

In 2014, Nelson City Council deemed the main terminal of Nelson Airport an earthquake risk and at fault of possible liquefaction. The airport has been granted 10 years to upgrade the terminal to meet current building standards. The Nelson Airport management on 8 September 2015 have decided to rebuild the terminal instead of renovating the existing complex as this will best meet the growth needs in the future. It was also announced that due to increased airline activity strong passenger growth could be expected over the next two years. It is estimated that by the end of 2017 there could be more than 1 million passengers per annum and over 300 flights per week at the airport.