Tauranga Airport
Tauranga, New ZealandTRG / NZTG
Regional airport · 12 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 5,988 ft
56 °F · Partly cloudySource: forecast by MET Norway (adapted), licensed under CC BY 4.0
Route
Tauranga → Whakatane
TRG
TaurangaTauranga Airport
TaurangaTauranga AirportWHKWhakataneWhakatāne Airport
WhakataneWhakatāne Airport- Distance
- 43 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~35m
Same local time in Tauranga and Whakatane.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
Daily at most
On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 1
- flights per day
- 2
- busiest month · Nov
- 1
- quietest month · Oct
- 24 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 1Jan2026
- 2Feb
- 1Mar
- 1.5Apr
- 1May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct2025
- 2Nov
- 2Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
Bromma Air Maintenanceall year
Sunairwinter
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Tauranga. Most departures between 11:00 and 14:00.
- 00:00
- 01:00
- 02:00
- 03:00
- 04:00
- 05:00
- 06:00
- 07:00
- 08:00
- 09:00
- 10:00
- 11:00
- 12:00
- 13:00
- 14:00
- 15:00
- 16:00
- 17:00
- 18:00
- 19:00
- 20:00
- 21:00
- 22:00
- 23:00
Through the week
By weekday
- 0.8Mon
- 0.9Tue
- 0.8Wed
- 1.2Thu
- 1Fri
- 1.2Sat
- 0.9Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Cessna 172C17221%
- EC4517%
- C15212%
- BK179%
- C2062%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 1 | 38 |
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| February 2026 | 2 | 48 |
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| March 2026 | 1 | 28 |
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| April 2026 | 1.5 | 27 |
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| May 2026 | 1 | 26 |
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| June 2026 | 1 | 17 |
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| July 2026 | 1 | 26 |
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| August 2026 | 1 | 21 |
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| September 2026 | 1 | 21 |
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| October 2025 | 1 | 33 |
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| November 2025 | 2 | 29 |
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| December 2025 | 2 | 30 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on TRG-WHK - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Tauranga: 12.
- Direct destinations observed from Whakatane: 3.
The airports on this route
Whakatāne Airport
Whakatane, New ZealandWHK / NZWK
Regional airport · 3 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 4,199 ft
54 °F · Partly cloudySource: forecast by MET Norway (adapted), licensed under CC BY 4.0
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
TRG ROTRotorua Regional AirportRotorua is about 35 mi from Whakatane.View route →HLZ WHKHamilton International AirportHamilton is about 49 mi from Tauranga.View route →TRG TUOTaupo AirportTaupo is about 72 mi from Whakatane.View route →TUO WHKTaupo AirportTaupo is about 74 mi from Tauranga.View route →
About the route from Tauranga to Whakatane
The observed direct connection between Tauranga Airport (TRG) and Whakatāne Airport (WHK) covers approximately 43 mi. The estimated flight time is around 35m. Bromma Air Maintenance and Sunair have been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Tauranga from Whakatane by air?
- The great-circle distance between Tauranga Airport and Whakatāne Airport is approximately 43 mi.
- How long is the flight from Tauranga to Whakatane?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 35m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Tauranga to Whakatane?
- Yes, a direct connection between TRG and WHK has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Bromma Air Maintenance and Sunair.
- How often is there a flight from Tauranga to Whakatane?
- On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 344 observed flights. Mainly Bromma Air Maintenance, Sunair. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Tauranga and Whakatane?
- Same local time in Tauranga and Whakatane.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.