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Nelson Airport

-41.29830°N
173.22099°W
ARR / DAY
42
▲ 0.0%
DEP / DAY
42
▲ 19.1%
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Nelson Airport (NZNS/NSN) is a medium regional airport located in Nelson, New Zealand, 130 km west of Wellington. It features 4 runways with the longest being 4,420 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 42 arrivals and 42 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 24 carriers across 9 routes. The most active carrier is AIR NEW Zealand (ANZ). The busiest route is to Wellington International Airport (NZWN).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 3 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
3
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

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Runways

4 installed

4,420 FT MAX
02/20
4,420 ft × 148
ASP● LIT
02L/20R
2,398 ft × 197
GRS○ unlit
06/24
1,726 ft × 79
GRS○ unlit
17/35
1,970 ft × 197
GRS○ unlit

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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Top carriers

Share of flights

24 total
TOP 9 466
AIR NEW Zealand 54% Sogdiana 11% ZKN 10% ZKE 8% Nelson Aviation College 5% OGN 4% FDC 3% ZKF 3% ZKL 3%

Top destinations

By flight count

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WLG 157
AKL 109
CHC 63
MZP 60
NZNH 13
PMR 12

Carriers

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AIR NEW Zealand
251
Sogdiana
53
ZKN
47
ZKE
35
Nelson Aviation College
22
OGN
18
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FDC
14
ZKF
14
ZKL
12
LFT
11
ZKV
11
ZKR
9
ZKS
8
Aerial Surveys (1980)
7
Eurocontrol Cfmu Central Executive Unit
7
ZKX
5
Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators
5
ZKZ
4
ZKK
4
ZKA
3
KNG
2
Airways Corporation of NEW Zealand
2
ZKJ
2
ZKM
1

Destination network

Great-circle routes from NZNS · last 7d

4 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
NSNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 106 1h 18m
NSNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 80 0h 33m
NSNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 54 0h 45m
NSNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 Sogdiana 49 0h 38m
NSNMZP
 ZKN 45 0h 30m
NSNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 OGN 10 0h 29m
NSNPMR
 OGN 8 0h 37m
NSNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 FDC 7 0h 42m
NSNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 LFT 7 0h 55m
NSNMZP
 ZKE 6 0h 33m
NSNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 FDC 6 1h 12m
NSNMZP
 ZKV 4 0h 34m
NSNMZP
 ZKX 3 0h 23m
NSNNZNH
Nelson, NZ
 ZKE 3 0h 13m
NSNNZNH
Nelson, NZ
 Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators 2 0h 5m
NSNNZNH
Nelson, NZ
 ZKL 2 0h 7m
NSNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 ZKV 2 1h 5m
NSNOHA
 KNG 2 0h 35m
NSNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 Airways Corporation of NEW Zealand 2 0h 27m
NSNNPE
Napier, NZ
 ZKA 2 2h 51m
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