About Gisborne Airport

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Gisborne Airport (IATA: GIS, ICAO: NZGS) is a regional airport on the outskirts of Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Gisborne Airport is one of the few airports in the world that has a railway line, the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line, crossing the main runway. The airport has a single terminal with two tarmac gates.

On 16 December 2004, Gisborne District Council (who own and previously operated the airport) voted to let Eastland Group manage the airport and lease the assets from 1 April 2005. Gisborne District Council still remains owner of the assets. The lease runs for 15 years with an option to extend it for a further 15 years.

Since taking over, Eastland Group has created a new airport cafe 'V2', and a new airport logo.

The airport resides at an elevation of 15 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has a runway designated 14R/32L with Asphalt surface measuring 4,298 feet (1,310 m) in length. There are another 3 grass surface runways exist in this airport mainly for emergency and training purposes.

Air New Zealand and Sunair operate scheduled flights to and from Gisborne Airport.

The airport is small with limited passenger facilities.

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