Rotorua International Airport

Rotorua Regional Airport
A Bombardier Q300 operated by Air New Zealand's subsidiary Air Nelson parked on the apron.
IATA: ROT ICAO: NZRO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Rotorua Regional Airport Limited
Serves	Rotorua and inland Bay of Plenty
Location	Rotokawa, Rotorua, New Zealand
Elevation AMSL	285 m / 936 ft
Coordinates	38°06′33″S 176°19′02″E / 38.10917°S 176.31722°E / -38.10917; 176.31722Coordinates: 38°06′33″S 176°19′02″E / 38.10917°S 176.31722°E / -38.10917; 176.31722
Website	rotorua-airport.co.nz
Map
ROT Location of airport in North Island
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18R/36L 2,114 6,936 Asphalt 18L/36R 773 2,536 Grass
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 215,276
Source:

Rotorua Regional Airport (IATA: ROT, ICAO: NZRO) is an airport in Rotorua, New Zealand. It is located on Te Ngae Road (SH30) in the suburb of Rotokawa, approximately 6 km north east of Rotorua CBD. The terminal consists of a two-storey building with six tarmac gates and is home to a cafe, book store and conference room. There are general aviation hangars located to both the north and the south of the main terminal, as well as an avgas pump at the southern end of the apron. The airport's main runway (18R/36L) is 2114m long and is sealed with asphalt. There is also a shorter grass runway (18L/36R) which runs parallel to the main runway, although the proximity of the two runways means that they can't be used simultaneously.

Currently, the airport is served by Air New Zealand's regional subsidiaries with flights to Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown and Christchurch and commuter airline Sunair with flights to Gisborne and the North Shore. A number of charter and scenic airlines also operate from the airport on a regular basis. In the past, the airport has been served by a number of airlines on domestic routes including Ansett New Zealand, Origin Pacific Airways and Qantas. Qantas services were withdrawn in 2009 when Jetstar took over domestic flying from its parent. The airport received international services for the first time in December 2011 when Air New Zealand began flights from Sydney, although this service ended in April 2015.

Rotorua Airport opened in 1964, with a 1378m x 30m sealed runway that could accommodate National Airways Corporation's Douglas DC-3 and Fokker F27 aircraft. It replaced the old Whakarewarewa Aerodrome, which was located just north of Sala Street in what is now a residential area. In 2002, an extension to the southern end of the airport's runway brought its total length to 1622m. Plans to further increase the main runway's length in two stages, initially by 150 metres at the northern end followed by 487 metres at the southern end (including newly mandated overrun areas), were approved in 2008 after a lengthy consultation process and court battle.