Taupō Airport
Taupō Airport Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Taupo Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Taupō | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,335 ft / 407 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°44′23″S 176°05′04″E / 38.73972°S 176.08444°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | taupoairport | ||||||||||||||
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Taupō Airport (Māori: Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō, (IATA: TUO, ICAO: NZAP)) is a small airport 8 km (5.0 mi) to the south of Taupō township on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō, New Zealand.
Scheduled flights are operated by Air New Zealand Link, using Bombardier DHC-8-Q300 from Auckland. The airport is a popular destination for private jets, due to its close proximity to trout fishing, golf, hunting, skiing and luxury resorts.
A number of small charter and training operations are also based here, along with maintenance providers and a large search and rescue facility. Taupō Airport is the busiest parachute drop zone in New Zealand. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic there were two commercial tandem skydiving companies operating from the airport, however one has since gone out of business as a result.