Arrivals
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NSN
Airport information
Nelson Airport
Nelson, New ZealandIATA: NSNICAO: NZNS
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Departures
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Live radar
Live radar around the airport
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The runways at this airport
What do the colors mean?
- No traffic seen The runway is there, but we see nothing on it right now.
- Arriving traffic Aircraft are descending toward this runway right now.
- Departing traffic Aircraft are climbing out from this runway right now.
- Direction unknown It says “in use now” without an arrow: we see traffic, but the aircraft does not report whether it is climbing or descending.
The white arrow on the runway points the way the traffic is going. Derived from the positions of aircraft flying low near the airport right now. Not an official runway plan; what we see.
Designation, direction and length of every runway. These rarely change; which one is in use right now shows up here whenever we observe traffic.
2 runways · Longest runway: 4,419 ft
- 02/204,420 ft · heading 42/222 degrees
- 06/241,726 ft · heading 83/263 degrees
We currently see no traffic on approach or just after takeoff. That happens at a quiet airport or in the middle of the night.
Runway data: OurAirports, public domain.
Fly direct
Direct destinations
The destinations we know the most flight numbers for. That approximates how heavily a route is served; it is not a passenger count.
WLGNew Zealand
Wellington
- Distance
- 82 mi
- Estimated duration
- 26m
- Airlines
Aerial Surveys (1980) Limited · Air New Zealand · +4
Aerial Surveys (1980) Limited · Air New Zealand · Airways Corporation of New Zealand · Originair · SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service · Sounds Air
AKLNew Zealand
Auckland
- Distance
- 308 mi
- Estimated duration
- 1h 14m
- Airlines
- Air New Zealand
CHCNew Zealand
Christchurch
- Distance
- 155 mi
- Estimated duration
- 44m
- Airlines
Air New Zealand · Airways Corporation of New Zealand · +1
Air New Zealand · Airways Corporation of New Zealand · Originair
PMRNew Zealand
Palmerston North
- Distance
- 142 mi
- Estimated duration
- 36m
- Airlines
Aerial Surveys (1980) Limited · Air Chathams · +4
Aerial Surveys (1980) Limited · Air Chathams · Air New Zealand · Airways Corporation of New Zealand · Massey University School of Aviation · Originair
Airports nearby
Other airports within reach, with the straight-line distance and the number of direct destinations we know of. Airports without scheduled service are left out.
- WellingtonWellington International AirportWLG82 mi19 destinations
- Palmerston NorthPalmerston North AirportPMR142 mi12 destinations
- ChristchurchChristchurch International AirportCHC156 mi21 destinations
- HamiltonHamilton International AirportHLZ262 mi13 destinations
- TaurangaTauranga AirportTRG296 mi12 destinations
Airport facts
Practical information
- Full name
- Nelson Airport
- City and country
- Nelson, New Zealand
- IATA / ICAO
- NSN / NZNS
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Category
- Regional airport