Waiouru Airport

ICAO NZRUSmall airfield

Waiouru Airport is a small airfield in Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand. It is listed as ICAO NZRU. The airport is located at -39.4464° / 175.6580° at an elevation of 819 m (2,686 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,194 m. The nearest airport is Taihape Airport, 29 km (18 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

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

World map showing the position of Waiouru Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`NZRU`
Identifier	`NZRU`
Type	Small airfield
Region	Manawatu-Wanganui Region
Country	New Zealand
Coordinates	-39.44640, 175.65801
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	39° 26′ 47.04″ S 175° 39′ 28.82″ E
Elevation	819 m (2,686 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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