AviatDataInvercargill Airport IVC / NZNV
Invercargill, Southland · New Zealand · Invercargill Airport Ltd (Invercargill City Holdings Ltd 97.47%; Hokonui Research and Development Ltd, Oraka-Aparima Runanga Incorporated Society, Te Runaka O Awarua Charitable Trust, and Waihopai Runaka Holdings Ltd each 0.63%)
338kpax · 2025
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATANZNV / IVC
OperatorInvercargill Airport Ltd (Invercargill City Holdings Ltd 97.47%; Hokonui Research and Development Ltd, Oraka-Aparima Runanga Incorporated Society, Te Runaka O Awarua Charitable Trust, and Waihopai Runaka Holdings Ltd each 0.63%)
Coordinates46.4124°S, 168.3130°E
Elevation5 ft · 2 m
Time zoneNZST/NZDT (UTC+12/+13, DST late Sep-early Apr)
Passengers / yr338,259 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceNZNV — AIP New Zealand (Airways New Zealand)
Operating hoursTerminal 0500-2100 daily (or 1hr before first/30min after last flight, whichever earlier/later); Class D control zone, tower hours aligned to scheduled traffic; international/tech-stop arrivals require minimum 2 days' prior notice for Customs & Immigration plus prior Border-agency approval, POFA-certified for up to 14 international passengers/crew
TerminalsSingle terminal (2,900 sqm, opened 2016); passenger screening lane and jet-lounge expansion targeted for late 2025 per IAL's FY2025 Annual Report (completion not independently confirmed)
Runways (4)
- 04/22 · 2,210 m / 7,251 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
- 12/30 · 913 m / 2,996 ft · 25 m wide · Grass
- 04R/22L · 695 m / 2,280 ft · 20 m wide · Grass
- 07/25 · 426 m / 1,398 ft · 20 m wide · Grass
Air New Zealand's southernmost NZ base, linking Auckland (A320) and Christchurch (ATR-72) plus Stewart Island Flights to Oban; direct Wellington service ceased Jan 2025 per IAL's FY2025 annual report, which cited route economics. Fully secured as an international/technical-stop and Queenstown-diversion facility since 2019 (no scheduled international routes) with no ILS — RNAV(GNSS)/VOR-DME approaches only. Sealed runway 04/22's central ~1,700m section was resurfaced by Fulton Hogan over roughly 30 overnight closures (mid-Jan to early Apr 2026) with zero flight delays, extending the seal's ~15-year design life; the remaining ~500m, resurfaced during a 2023 runway extension, was untouched by. FY2025 (year to 30 Jun 2025) passenger total was 338,259, down 8% year-on-year and below the airport's own 369,410 target, amid nationwide softness in domestic air travel demand.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Air New Zealand
Self-handled, Air New Zealand: the airline handles its own scheduled ATR-72 (Christchurch) and A320 (Auckland) turnarounds at Invercargill (both aircraft types confirmed on current IVC schedules); Invercargill Airport Ltd's FY2025 Annual Report records completion of a dedicated "Air New Zealand Ground Support Equipment shed" on airport land, housing the airline's own ramp equipment for its self-handled operation — specific equipment types (push-back tractors, airstairs, etc.) are not itemised in that source and could not be independently confirmed.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
RD Petroleum
Aviation fuel supplier (Jet A-1); Invercargill Airport Ltd's FY2025 Annual Report records new office/storage space in the Hangar 3 annex due to be leased to RD Petroleum, and RD Petroleum's own site confirms a CAA Part 19F-certified "Aviation" fuel business (Avgas and Jet A-1) delivering across the South Island, including to other Southland/Otago aviation customers; RD Petroleum Limited also appears on the CAA's list of certificated aviation fuel organisations. Contact details (phone/email) independently confirmed against RD Petroleum's own site.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Unconfirmed
Air New Zealand
Presumed self-performed, Air New Zealand: as the self-handling operator on its own Invercargill ATR-72/A320 turnarounds, Air New Zealand would typically carry out routine transit/daily-check line maintenance itself; however, no dedicated engineering base, AOG contract, or aircraft-stabling facility is documented for Invercargill in Invercargill Airport Ltd's FY2025 Annual Report, on the airport's own website, or in recent trade press (August 2026 reports of Air NZ engineering-role reviews name only Nelson and Christchurch, not Invercargill). Downgraded from the draft's "available" / three-aircraft-stabling claim, which could not be sourced anywhere and appears fabricated.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
Air New Zealand
Presumed self-handled, Air New Zealand, as part of the airline's own ramp/turnaround operation at Invercargill (own GSE and ground staff on-site); no separate aircraft-cleaning contractor or cabin-cleaning agreement is documented for this station.
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Ground support equipment
Available
Air New Zealand
Self-operated GSE shed: Invercargill Airport Ltd's FY2025 Annual Report states "The Air New Zealand Ground Support Equipment shed was completed and is being well-utilised," housing Air NZ's own ramp equipment for its Invercargill turnarounds; the source does not itemise individual equipment types.
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Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
Air New Zealand
Self-handled, Air New Zealand: Air NZ carries domestic freight in the belly hold of its scheduled Invercargill services as part of its standard NZ domestic network practice; no dedicated freight terminal or separate cargo agent is documented for Invercargill, so this is inferred from the airline's self-handled status rather than a cited cargo-specific source.
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Aviation security
Available
Aviation Security Service (AvSec)
National aviation security screening agency (NZ Police business group) operating the passenger/baggage security checkpoint at Invercargill Airport; Invercargill Airport Ltd's FY2025 Annual Report records new office space in the Hangar 3 annex due to be leased to AvSec, consistent with AvSec's documented body-scanner upgrade at Invercargill in 2022 and a further CAA-announced change to the airport's security-screening process in 2026. The draft's specific "X-ray baggage screening added in 2019" detail could not be sourced and has been removed.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 3 providers
Ezi Rentals
Rental-car operator with an on-airport counter/wash bay; Invercargill Airport Ltd's FY2025 Annual Report records a new dedicated wash bay for Ezi Rentals at the airport, now completed and fully leased. Confirmed as a genuine on-airport branch (Airport Avenue, Invercargill Airport) via the operator's own listings.
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Go Rentals
Rental-car operator with an on-airport counter/wash bay; Invercargill Airport Ltd's FY2025 Annual Report records a new dedicated wash bay for Go Rentals at the airport, now completed and fully leased. Confirmed as a genuine on-airport branch (106 Airport Avenue, Invercargill Airport) via the operator's own listings.
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RaD Car Hire
Rental-car operator, trading as RaD Car Hire (formerly Rent-a-Dent), with an on-airport counter/wash bay at Invercargill Airport (Unit A/69 Airport Avenue, Otatara); Invercargill Airport Ltd's FY2025 Annual Report records a new dedicated wash bay for "RAD" at the airport, now completed and fully leased. The draft's "full registered trading name could not be confirmed" caveat was incorrect — the operator's trading name (RaD Car Hire) and on-airport branch address are directly confirmable via the operator's own site and airport/business directory listings, so status is upgraded from "unconfirmed" to "available."
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
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