Airport
In 1964 the then Prime Minister, Rt Hon Sir Keith Holyoake, officially opened Rotorua Airport on its current site.
Rotorua District Council assumed ownership of the airport in July 2002.
Today the airport and its key assets are owned and maintained by Rotorua District Council while airport operations are handled by a stand-alone company, Rotorua Regional Airport Ltd (RRAL). While RRAL's sole shareholder is the Rotorua District Council, airport operations and business remain the responsibility of RRAL's board of directors and management.
The airport currently has domestic services to and from Auckland (40 minutes), Wellington (65 minutes), and Christchurch (1 hour 45 minutes) and Queenstown, with connections to many other destinations.
From December 2009 the airport becomes the international Gateway to the Central North Island with the with the first scheduled trans-Tasman services commencing on 12 December. Air New Zealand will be operating twice weekly direct flights between Sydney (Australia) and Rotorua (approx 3 hours 15 minutes) using A320 aircraft.
Airport services include:
- Phone-board for accommodation and attractions
- Conference / meeting Rooms
- Internet facilities - terminal-wide wifi
- Fenced outdoor parking ($1 per half hour / $10 per day / $45 per week)
- Undercover parking
- Robert Harris Cafe
- Airport information desk with newspapers, magazines, sweets, etc on sale
- Rental cars, airport shuttle and taxis
A $5 per person airport development levy applies to all departing domestic passengers and this is payable at the airport.
Location
The airport is located on Te Ngae Road, (State Highway 30), just ten minutes drive from downtown Rotorua.
For directions to the airport, updates on today's arrivals and departures, and other airport information check out www.rotorua-airport.co.nz
To contact the airport telephone 07 345 8800 or email mail@rotorua-airport.co.nz
Map location of Rotorua Airport - google map