Pukaki Airport

IATA TWZICAO NZUKMedium airport

Pukaki Airport is a medium airport near Twitzel in Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It is listed as IATA TWZ and ICAO NZUK. The airport is located at -44.2350° / 170.1180° at an elevation of 480 m (1,575 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,082 m. The nearest airport is Twizel Medical Centre Helipad, 3.3 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

World map showing the position of Pukaki Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`TWZ`
ICAO code	`NZUK`
Identifier	`NZUK`
Type	Medium airport
City	Twitzel
Region	Canterbury Region
Country	New Zealand
Coordinates	-44.23500, 170.11800
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	44° 14′ 06.00″ S 170° 07′ 04.79″ E
Elevation	480 m (1,575 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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