Tekapo Aerodrome

ICAO NZTLSmall airfield

Tekapo Aerodrome is a small airfield in Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It is listed as ICAO NZTL. The airport is located at -44.0053° / 170.4440° at an elevation of 761 m (2,496 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 950 m. The nearest airport is Tekapo/Mackenzie Heliport, 3.1 km (2 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 Tekapo Aerodrome with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Tekapo Aerodrome — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`NZTL`
Identifier	`NZTL`
Type	Small airfield
Region	Canterbury Region
Country	New Zealand
Coordinates	-44.00530, 170.44400
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	44° 00′ 19.08″ S 170° 26′ 38.40″ E
Elevation	761 m (2,496 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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