Whakatane Airport

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Whakatane Airport (IATA: WHK, ICAO: NZWK) is an airport serving the town of Whakatane and surrounding tourist attractions (Mount Tarawera, White Island) in New Zealand.

Air Chathams operates daily commercial flights to Auckland with a Metroliner III and a DC-3 Dakota. Sunair also provides flights to Hamilton and Gisborne with a Piper Aztec. Colourful Air Chathams Fairchild Metroliner on the tarmac at Whakatane Airport. The aircraft is used exclusively by the airline to maintain a scheduled air service between the Bay of Plenty town and Auckland International Airport.

The Airport also houses a flight school, agricultural aircraft and commercial helicopter operations. The "excitingly different" terminal building was designed by Roger Walker and completed in 1974.

The Airport resides at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09L/27R with asphalt surface measuring 4,200 feet (1,280 m) in length.

There is another grass surface runway parallel with the current runway.