Airport
Rotorua International Airport welcomed the commencement of its first international service on 12 December 2009 when Air New Zealand launched twice-weekly direct flights between Sydney (Australia) and Rotorua.
Air New Zealand's inaugural international A320 flight from Sydney welcomed at Rotorua International Airport on 12 December 2009 - image courtesy of Rotorua's daily newspaper The Daily Post.
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.
The Rotorua International Airport is now also the international gateway to the Central North Island with a direct trans-Tasman service which started on 12 December 2009. Air New Zealand operates twice-weekly flights between Sydney (Australia) and Rotorua (approx 3 hours 15 minutes) using Airbus A320 aircraft.
The airport is located approximately an hour's driving time from Tauranga, Whakatane and Taupo and one and a half hours from Hamilton. It is just two and a half hours from Auckland.
Airport services include:
- Duty free store
- Souvenir shop
- Phone-board for accommodation and attractions
- Conference / meeting Rooms
- Internet facilities - terminal-wide wifi
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Fenced outdoor parking (First half hour free; $2 per half hour / maximum $14 per day; $60 per week)
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Free parking for international travellers until December 2010
- Undercover parking
- Robert Harris Cafe and bar
- Airport information desk with newspapers, magazines, sweets, etc
- 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