Woodbourne Airport BHE / NZWB
Blenheim, Marlborough · New Zealand · Marlborough Airport Limited (council-controlled organisation, wholly owned by Marlborough District Council); joint-use aerodrome co-located with RNZAF Base Woodbourne
294kpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATANZWB / BHE
OperatorMarlborough Airport Limited (council-controlled organisation, wholly owned by Marlborough District Council); joint-use aerodrome co-located with RNZAF Base Woodbourne
Coordinates41.5183°S, 173.8703°E
Elevation109 ft · 33 m
Time zoneNZST/NZDT (UTC+12/+13, DST Sep-Apr)
Passengers / yr294,376 (2025)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceNZWB — AIP New Zealand
Operating hoursTerminal: Mon-Fri 0500-2100, Sat 0500-1900, Sun 0730-2100 NZT; WB ATIS +64 3 572 6006. ATS/tower hours and PPR conditions per AIP New Zealand (joint civil/RNZAF field, GA ops outside published hours may need prior arrangement).
TerminalsSingle terminal building, seven tarmac gates; shares the airfield with RNZAF Base Woodbourne, whose military facilities are separate from the civil terminal.
Runways (3)
- 06R/24L · 1,425 m / 4,675 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
- 06L/24R · 1,425 m / 4,675 ft · 60 m wide · Grass
- 10/28 · 1,182 m / 3,878 ft · 90 m wide · Grass
Domestic-only regional gateway for Blenheim/Marlborough. Scheduled service: Air New Zealand (Q300 turboprop; Auckland, Wellington), Air Chathams (seasonal; Auckland), Sounds Air (Kapiti Coast, Wellington), and Originair (Christchurch, Nelson, Palmerston North, Wellington). Only runway 06R/24L (1,425m asphalt, PCN unconfirmed) is paved; 06L/24R and 10/28 are grass, used mainly by RNZAF/GA traffic. Most recent independently-confirmed passenger figure is 241,173 (2014; ranked 12th-busiest in NZ as of 2018) -- the FY2025 figure of 294,376 used here is unverified against a primary source and should be treated as an estimate. A reported Air New Zealand frequency reduction (Mar 2026) is likewise unconfirmed.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Air New Zealand
Self-handled, Air New Zealand; own check-in, baggage and ramp desk at Woodbourne for its Bombardier Q300 regional services to Auckland and Wellington, confirmed live on Marlborough Airport's own Contact Us page (Air New Zealand customer enquiries incl. check-in, baggage, lost property, flight info; •••). Note: Air New Zealand's regional fleet is Q300 only — it does not operate ATR72 aircraft, correcting an earlier draft.
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Sounds Air
Self-handled, Sounds Air; own check-in desk at Woodbourne, Gate 1, Main Terminal Building, confirmed on both Marlborough Airport's Contact Us page (•••) and Sounds Air's own route pages for Blenheim-Wellington and Blenheim-Paraparaumu (Kapiti Coast Airport), which list "Woodbourne 7206, Gate: 1, Check in Main Terminal Building."
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Originair
Self-handled, Originair; own check-in desk at Woodbourne, confirmed on Marlborough Airport's own Contact Us page listing (•••, •••). Route claim corrected: Originair's own live route map (checked 2026-09-01) shows Blenheim (BHE) currently connected only to Christchurch and Palmerston North — there is no current Blenheim-Nelson or Blenheim-Wellington service (those city pairs exist elsewhere in its network, e.g. Wellington-Nelson, but not via Blenheim). Fleet is BAe Jetstream 31/32.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Air BP (into-plane agent: Aerofuels NZ, operated by Glenn Sloane)
Jet A1 into-plane fuelling under the Air BP brand at Woodbourne, confirmed directly on Marlborough Airport's own Pilot Information page ("Jet A1 is available through Air BP - Ph •••") and Contact Us page (BP Oil aircraft refuelling, ••• / •••). A New Zealand aircraft refuelling guide (RD Petroleum-hosted) separately names the Woodbourne agent as Aerofuels, operated by Glenn Sloane, corroborating the local point of contact. Claims of Avgas drum filling, ~0600-1730 hours and credit-card acceptance are plausible for a GA field of this size but were not found on the airport's own pages and remain unconfirmed — kept but flagged. The previously listed email ••• returns no verifiable hits anywhere (search engines treat it as a typo for "airbnb") and appears fabricated; removed. · 0600-1730 (unconfirmed)
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Available
Airbus New Zealand Limited (formerly Safe Air)
Heavy maintenance facility at 1 Tancred Crescent, Woodbourne, Blenheim 7206 (address and phone ••• independently confirmed via multiple current business listings), renamed from Safe Air Ltd to Airbus New Zealand in 2017; Airbus's own current corporate page states it still supports the RNZAF with fixed-wing fleet maintenance and employs roughly 200 people at this site. However, the legacy claim that it currently performs RNZAF C-130 Hercules and P-3/P-8 heavy checks is now out of date: the RNZAF's last C-130H(NZ) was retired on 31 January 2025 (landed at Woodbourne for retirement, not further heavy maintenance); the incoming C-130J-30 fleet is reported not to fit Woodbourne's hangars and is based at RNZAF Base Auckland instead; the P-3K2 Orion was retired in 2023; and RNZAF P-8A Poseidon deep maintenance moved to a new Australian (RAAF-hosted) facility as of 2026. Current work at this site more likely centres on the RNZAF's remaining fixed-wing types (e.g. King Air B200, T-6C Texan II) but the exact current scope of work was not independently confirmed — flagged. Scope remains defense/RNZAF-focused; unconfirmed whether civil/commercial customers are accepted at this specific site.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
Air New Zealand
A prior claim that Air New Zealand Cargo operates a dedicated freight facility at "1 Tancred Crescent, Springlands, Blenheim 7206" does not hold up: live map data confirms 1 Tancred Crescent is in Woodbourne, not a "Springlands" suburb, and that address/number actually belongs to Airbus New Zealand's hangar (and the Apex Car Rentals desk), not to Air NZ. No independently verifiable dedicated Air NZ cargo terminal was found at Woodbourne; belly-hold freight on the Q300 regional network is most likely processed through the airline's own check-in/ramp desk (see ground_handling). Status downgraded pending better evidence.
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Aviation security
Available
Marlborough Airport Ltd
Self-provided airside security: full-perimeter fencing "to international airport standards" and "extensive CCTV monitoring throughout the entire aerodrome facility," both confirmed verbatim on the airport's own Airside Security and CCTV Coverage pages (live-checked 2026-09-01). Note the Airside Security page does reference AVSEC-issued Airport Identity cards for airside access control, but this is unrelated to passenger screening; Woodbourne remains outside AvSec's five passenger-screened airports (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown, Dunedin).
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 11 providers
Avis
On-airport car rental desk at Woodbourne, "staffed during flight arrivals and departures," confirmed verbatim on the airport's own live Transport / Car Rental page (marlboroughairport.co.nz/transport/car-rental) with matching phone number. · staffed during flight arrivals/departures
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Budget
On-airport car rental desk at Woodbourne, "staffed during flight arrivals and departures," confirmed verbatim on the airport's own live Transport / Car Rental page with matching phone number. · staffed during flight arrivals/departures
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Hertz
On-airport car rental desk at Woodbourne, "staffed during flight arrivals and departures," confirmed verbatim on the airport's own live Transport / Car Rental page with matching phone number. · staffed during flight arrivals/departures
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Apex Car Rentals
On-airport car rental desk at Woodbourne, "staffed during flight arrivals and departures" (also •••), confirmed verbatim on the airport's own live Transport / Car Rental page; independently corroborated by Apex's own site, which gives the same 1 Tancred Crescent, Woodbourne pickup address. · staffed during flight arrivals/departures
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ezi Car Rentals
Car rental serving Woodbourne, "open for pre-booked reservations only" (no walk-up desk), confirmed verbatim on the airport's own live Transport / Car Rental page with matching freephone number.
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Omega Rental Cars
On-airport car rental desk at Woodbourne, confirmed on the airport's own live Transport / Car Rental page with matching phone number.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Blenheim Airport Shuttle
Airport shuttle service meeting arriving flights at Woodbourne, confirmed on the airport's own live Taxis and Shuttles page with matching phone number.
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Executive Shuttle
Shuttle service meeting arriving flights at Woodbourne, confirmed on the airport's own live Taxis and Shuttles page with matching phone number.
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Blenheim Shuttle
Shuttle service meeting arriving flights at Woodbourne, confirmed on the airport's own live Taxis and Shuttles page with matching phone number.
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Marlborough Taxis Ltd
Taxi service meeting arriving flights outside the terminal at Woodbourne, confirmed on the airport's own live Taxis and Shuttles page with matching phone number.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Blenheim Corporate Cars
Corporate shuttle and taxi transfers, including crew/VIP-style transport, meeting arrivals at Woodbourne, confirmed on the airport's own live Taxis and Shuttles page with matching phone number.
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Flight support
Available
Marlborough Airport Ltd
Airport operator provides general/business aviation liaison and itinerant-aircraft handling arrangements for Woodbourne/Marlborough Airport via its Airport Operations Manager, Steve Holtum — name, email and phone independently confirmed live on the airport's own Contact Us page (•••, •••). Listing as a Business and General Aviation Services provider on AC-U-KWIK and in the Business Air News Handbook was not but is unchanged from prior sourcing.
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Hotel & travel
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