Gisborne Airport

Gisborne Airport (NZGS) is a medium airport in Gisborne, New Zealand. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code NZGS or IATA code GIS. It sits in Oceania.

Gisborne Airport is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.

Gisborne Airport sits near sea level at 15 ft.

Local operations run on Pacific/Auckland. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.

SkyAccess inventory for NZGS updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare NZGS against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

Gisborne Airport is a regional airport located in the suburb of Elgin, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from the city centre 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 four tarmac gates. Gisborne Airport covers an area of around 160 ha. It includes a sealed and night-capable runway at 1,310 m (4,300 ft) in length, as well as three grass runways suitable for light aircraft.