AviatDataNelson Airport NSN / NZNS
Nelson, Nelson Region · New Zealand · Nelson Airport Limited (directly owned by Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council; not a 50/50 split, and no intermediate holding company)
858kpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas
ICAO / IATANZNS / NSN
OperatorNelson Airport Limited (directly owned by Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council; not a 50/50 split, and no intermediate holding company)
Coordinates41.2983°S, 173.2211°E
Elevation17 ft · 5 m
Time zoneNZST/NZDT (UTC+12/+13, DST late Sep-early Apr)
Passengers / yr858,307 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas
Bonded—
AIP referenceNZNS — AIP New Zealand (Aeropath)
Operating hours0430-2100 Mon-Fri, 0430-2030 Sat, 0500-2100 Sun (subject to last scheduled movement); customs/border clearance for international GA arrivals on request outside published hours
TerminalsSingle terminal building with 9 gates (walk-out, no airbridges) plus 7 remote stands
Runways (1)
- 02/20 · 1,347 m / 4,420 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
New Zealand's fifth-busiest commercial airport and the main air gateway to the Nelson-Tasman region, served by Air New Zealand alongside regional operators Sounds Air, Originair and Golden Bay Air; holds restricted international-airport status (customs available on request for private/GA international arrivals) but currently has no scheduled international service.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed
Air New Zealand
Nelson is the home base of Air Nelson / Air NZ Link (Q300) and Mount Cook Airline (ATR 72-600) turboprop operations; no independent third-party ground handler was found operating at Nelson (broker/marketing directory pages referencing Nelson are generic templated listings, not evidence of an actual handler present), consistent with Air New Zealand self-handling its own turnarounds here, but no explicit self-handling statement was located - unconfirmed.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
RD Petroleum
RD Petroleum (CAA Part 19F certified) bases part of its South Island aviation-fuel tanker fleet out of Nelson, alongside Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill; independently confirmed via the ChristchurchNZ Antarctic Gateway business directory and RD Petroleum's own LinkedIn profile, both of which list Nelson as a tanker/distribution base. Supplies Jet A-1 and Avgas sourced from Air BP terminals via the Sterling carnet-card network.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand's Nelson engineering team performs transit/line maintenance on Air Nelson's Bombardier Q300 and Mount Cook Airline's ATR 72-600 fleet. Note: heavy/base maintenance for this turboprop fleet was moved from Nelson to Christchurch in 2020 and remains centered there as of 2026 (a July 2026 report on proposed Air NZ engineering job cuts confirms an active but line-maintenance-focused Nelson engineering team still in place).
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Available · 4 providers
Avis Nelson Airport
Rental-car counter confirmed on Nelson Airport's own official rental-cars page, located just outside the terminal entrance; provides car rental usable for crew/passenger ground transport.
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Hertz Nelson Airport
Rental-car counter confirmed on Nelson Airport's own official rental-cars page, located just outside the terminal entrance; provides car rental usable for crew/passenger ground transport.
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Europcar Nelson Airport
Rental-car counter confirmed on Nelson Airport's own official rental-cars page, located just outside the terminal entrance; provides car rental usable for crew/passenger ground transport.
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GO Rentals Nelson Airport
NZ-owned rental-car counter confirmed on Nelson Airport's own official rental-cars page, located just outside the terminal entrance; provides car rental usable for crew/passenger ground transport.
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Available
Rutherford Hotel Nelson
4-star hotel in central Nelson (27 Nile Street West), roughly 6-9 minutes / 3.5-5 miles from Nelson Airport by road depending on source; a full-service property of the type used for airline crew accommodation, though no specific crew-rate program or late-arrival room-hold arrangement could be independently confirmed.
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