Airport guide
Gisborne AirportIATA code GIS
Gisborne Airport (GIS/NZGS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Gisborne, New Zealand in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Gisborne, New Zealand
- Codes
- GIS · NZGS
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Region
- Oceania
Gisborne Airport (GIS/NZGS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Gisborne, New Zealand in Oceania. Operating on Pacific/Auckland local time at coordinates -38.660°, 177.980°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Gisborne Airport (GIS) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Gisborne, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Gisborne Airport details
- IATA code
- GIS
- ICAO code
- NZGS
- City
- Gisborne
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Oceania
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -38.663°, 177.978°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Gisborne Airport’s own pages.
GIS airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 134,236
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing eastland.nz (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Whakatāne Airport WHK · 124 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at GIS
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
4 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 14R/32L: 1,310 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14R/32L | 1,310 m4,298 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 09/27 | 1,170 m3,839 ft | 60 m | grass | Not listed as lit |
| 03/21 | 1,150 m3,773 ft | 60 m | grass | Not listed as lit |
| 14L/32R | 763 m2,503 ft | 60 m | grass | Not listed as lit |
Routes from GIS
Originfacts does not track any routes from GIS yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Where GIS is
3.5 km west
Gisborne Airport lies 3.5 km west of Gisborne city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at GIS
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Gisborne, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Gisborne Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:eastland.nz/eastland-port/gisborne-airport (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Gisborne
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- WhakataneWhakatane AirportWHK124 km
- NapierHawkes Bay AirportNPE132 km
- RotoruaRotorua International AirportROT157 km
- TaupoTaupo AirportTUO165 km
- TaurangaTauranga City AirportTRG191 km
- HamiltonHamilton International AirportHLZ247 km
- Palmerston NorthPalmerston North AirportPMR274 km
- WanganuiWanganui AirportWAG293 km
- New PlymouthNew Plymouth AirportNPL331 km
Gisborne Airport: common questions
Where is Gisborne Airport?
Gisborne Airport serves Gisborne, New Zealand. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -38.663°, 177.978°.
What are the airport codes for Gisborne Airport?
The IATA code is GIS and the ICAO code is NZGS.
What time zone is GIS in?
Gisborne Airport is in the Pacific/Auckland time zone.
What is the official website of Gisborne Airport?
The airport’s official website is eastland.nz/eastland-port/gisborne-airport. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Gisborne Airport have?
OurAirports lists 4 open runways at GIS: 14R/32L (1,310 m (4,298 ft), asphalt); 09/27 (1,170 m (3,839 ft), grass); 03/21 (1,150 m (3,773 ft), grass); 14L/32R (763 m (2,503 ft), grass).
How many passengers use Gisborne Airport?
Wikidata records 134,236 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
How far is GIS from Gisborne city centre?
Gisborne Airport is about 3.5 km west of Gisborne city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Gisborne Airport?
OurAirports gives GIS’s elevation as 5 m (15 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Gisborne Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q3275613 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)