Tauranga Airport
Tauranga, New ZealandTRG / NZTG
Regional airport · 12 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 5,988 ft
47 °F · Partly cloudySource: forecast by MET Norway (adapted), licensed under CC BY 4.0
Route
Tauranga → Whangarei
TRG
TaurangaTauranga Airport
TaurangaTauranga AirportWREWhangareiWhangarei Airport
WhangareiWhangarei Airport- Distance
- 166 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~50m
Same local time in Tauranga and Whangarei.
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 · Jan
- 1
- quietest month · Oct
- 1 hr 29 min
- measured flight time
- 10 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 2Jan2026
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 1May
- –Jun
- 1Jul
- –Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct2025
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
Sunairspring
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Tauranga. Most departures between 08:00 and 11:00.
- 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
- 0.1Mon
- 0.1Tue
- 0Wed
- 0.2Thu
- 0Fri
- 0.1Sat
- 0.1Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Cessna 172C17227%
- P28A12%
- C1529%
- PA279%
- ECHO6%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 2 | 4 | – |
| February 2026 | 1 | 3 | – |
| March 2026 | 1 | 2 | – |
| April 2026 | 1 | 2 |
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| May 2026 | 1 | 2 |
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| June 2026 | Not seen in this month. | ||
| July 2026 | 1 | 3 |
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| August 2026 | Not seen in this month. | ||
| September 2026 | 1 | 3 |
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| October 2025 | 1 | 5 | – |
| November 2025 | 1 | 2 | – |
| December 2025 | 1 | 7 | – |
Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on TRG-WRE - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The 6th longest observed direct route from TRG, out of 12.
- Direct destinations observed from Tauranga: 12.
- Direct destinations observed from Whangarei: 4.
The airports on this route
Whangarei Airport
Whangarei, New ZealandWRE / NZWR
Regional airport · 4 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 3,599 ft
44 °F · ClearSource: 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.
HLZ WREHamilton International AirportHamilton is about 49 mi from Tauranga.View route →TRG GBZGreat Barrier AerodromeClaris is about 70 mi from Whangarei.View route →TRG AKLAuckland International AirportAuckland is about 89 mi from Whangarei.View route →AKL WREAuckland International AirportAuckland is about 90 mi from Tauranga.View route →
About the route from Tauranga to Whangarei
The observed direct connection between Tauranga Airport (TRG) and Whangarei Airport (WRE) covers approximately 166 mi. The estimated flight time is around 50m. Sunair has been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Tauranga from Whangarei by air?
- The great-circle distance between Tauranga Airport and Whangarei Airport is approximately 166 mi.
- How long is the flight from Tauranga to Whangarei?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 50m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Tauranga to Whangarei?
- Yes, a direct connection between TRG and WRE has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Sunair.
- How often is there a flight from Tauranga to Whangarei?
- On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 33 observed flights. Mainly Sunair. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Tauranga and Whangarei?
- Same local time in Tauranga and Whangarei.
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.