Nelson Airport (New Zealand)
Nelson Airport Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū | |||||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Airport, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Nelson Airport Limited | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°17′54″S 173°13′16″E / 41.29833°S 173.22111°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.NelsonAirport.co.nz | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Airport (Māori: Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū) (IATA: NSN, ICAO: NZNS) is located 6 km (3.7 mi) south-west of central Nelson, New Zealand, in the suburb of Annesbrook. Approximately 1.2 million passengers and visitors use the airport terminal annually. Passenger numbers for the 2017 financial year were 1,000,373, up from 865,203 in 2016.
It is the sixth-busiest airport in New Zealand by passenger numbers and seventh by aircraft movements, as well as being the busiest New Zealand airport without any scheduled international service. The airport has an Air New Zealand Koru Lounge.