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Nelson Airport

IATA NSNICAO NZNSMedium airport

Nelson Airport is a medium airport near Nelson in Nelson Region, New Zealand. It is listed as IATA NSN and ICAO NZNS. The airport is located at -41.2967° / 173.2243° at an elevation of 5 m (17 ft). There are 4 runways, the longest measuring 1,347 m. The nearest airport is Nelson Hospital Heliport, 4.1 km (3 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

Map detail of Nelson Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Nelson Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`NSN`
ICAO code	`NZNS`
Identifier	`NZNS`
Type	Medium airport
City	Nelson
Region	Nelson Region
Country	New Zealand
Coordinates	-41.29671, 173.22432
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	41° 17′ 48.15″ S 173° 13′ 27.56″ E
Elevation	5 m (17 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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