Airport guide
Hawkes Bay AirportIATA code NPE
Hawkes Bay Airport (NPE/NZNR) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Napier, New Zealand in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Napier, New Zealand
- Codes
- NPE · NZNR
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Region
- Oceania
Hawkes Bay Airport (NPE/NZNR) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Napier, New Zealand in Oceania. Operating on Pacific/Auckland local time at coordinates -39.470°, 176.870°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Hawkes Bay Airport (NPE) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Napier, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Hawkes Bay Airport details
- IATA code
- NPE
- ICAO code
- NZNR
- City
- Napier
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Oceania
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -39.466°, 176.870°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Hawkes Bay Airport’s own pages.
NPE airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 2 m (6 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 394,000
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing hawkesbay-airport.co.nz (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Taupo Airport TUO · 105 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at NPE
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 16/34: 1,750 m, asphalt. OurAirports also lists 3 closed runways, not shown.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,750 m5,741 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 07/25 | 1,219 m4,000 ft | 30 m | COM | Not listed as lit |
Routes from NPE
Originfacts does not track any routes from NPE yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Terminals, transport and parking at NPE
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Napier, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Hawkes Bay Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:hawkesbay-airport.co.nz (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 Napier
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- TaupoTaupo AirportTUO106 km
- GisborneGisborne AirportGIS132 km
- Palmerston NorthPalmerston North AirportPMR142 km
- RotoruaRotorua International AirportROT159 km
- WanganuiWanganui AirportWAG167 km
- WhakataneWhakatane AirportWHK172 km
- TaurangaTauranga City AirportTRG208 km
- HamiltonHamilton International AirportHLZ222 km
- ParaparaumuParaparaumu AirportPPQ226 km
Hawkes Bay Airport: common questions
Where is Hawkes Bay Airport?
Hawkes Bay Airport serves Napier, New Zealand. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -39.466°, 176.870°.
What are the airport codes for Hawkes Bay Airport?
The IATA code is NPE and the ICAO code is NZNR.
What time zone is NPE in?
Hawkes Bay Airport is in the Pacific/Auckland time zone.
What is the official website of Hawkes Bay Airport?
The airport’s official website is hawkesbay-airport.co.nz. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Hawkes Bay Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at NPE: 16/34 (1,750 m (5,741 ft), asphalt); 07/25 (1,219 m (4,000 ft)).
How many passengers use Hawkes Bay Airport?
Wikidata records 394,000 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
What is the elevation of Hawkes Bay Airport?
OurAirports gives NPE’s elevation as 2 m (6 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 Hawkes Bay Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 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 Q3888583 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)