Operational Information
Airport Operations
Hamilton International Airport is operated and managed by Waikato Regional Airport Ltd. The airport supports a number of regular public transport (RPT) services and a variety of general aviation (GA) activities.
In the past ten years over 1 million passengers have flown internationally through HIA and over 2.7million domestically.
Facts & Figures
| Airport Hours: | Seven days a week - 24 hours operation - no curfews |
| Traffic Control: | Services provided by Airways Corporation of New Zealand |
| Apron: | The main apron is capable of accommodating up to five A320/737/500 size aircraft, or limited numbers of 757/767/A300 aircraft by prior arrangement with Airport Operations. |
| Area of Airport: | 262 hectares (includes leased grazing land) |
| IATA Certification: | Identified as HLZ |
| Location: | 13km south of Hamilton City, car travel is 15-20 minutes |
| Passengers: | Servicing 430,000 passengers per year |
| Runway Length: | Sealed Runway 2195m |
| Grass Runways: | 3 Grass Runways |
| Runway Strength: | The main runway has a strength (load classification number) of PCN45. |
Landing Charges
Landing Charges Effective from 1 November 2007. All prices exclude GST.
Landing Charges |
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| Weight (kg) Bands | Fixed | MCTOW | Terminal |
| Per Landing | Per Tonne | Per PAX Seat | |
| < 1,000 |
$11.00 | ||
| 1,000 - 3,000 |
$3.00 | $7.54 | $1.36 |
| 3,000 -30,000 |
$7.54 |
$1.36 | |
| 30,000 - 70,000 |
$9.29 |
$1.36 |
|
| >70,000 |
$12.70 |
$1.36 |
|
Notes:
- PAX seats is the number of passenger seats in the aircraft and MCTOW is the aircraft
- maximum certified take-off weight.
- The terminal charge applies to all landings involving scheduled and charter passenger flights.
- Aircraft under 1 tonne pay a flat landing charge of $11 + GST per landing.
- Aircraft between 1 and 3 tonnes will be charged a $3 fixed component plus a variable $7.54 per MCTOW tonne component and, if applicable, a $1.36 seat terminal component (e.g. for a 2.5 tonne scheduled 4 seat aircraft the charge equals 3 + 2.5*7.75 + 4*1.36 = $27.82).
- A $5 (including GST) development levy applies to domestic passengers (excluding all children under 5 years) departing from the terminal.
- A $25 (including GST) international departure fee applies to international passengers (excluding all children under 12 years) departing from the terminal.
HIA's landing charges are outlined in the Landing Charges Pricing Methodology paper. This paper is the culmination of early pricing methodology papers and a rigorous consultation process undertaken with a number of airport aviation customers.
Click here to read the full paper.
