# Taupo Airport (TUO)

> Taupo, NZ · IATA: TUO · ICAO: NZAP · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `TUO` |
| ICAO | `NZAP` |
| City | Taupo |
| Country | NZ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 407 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -38.73970, 176.08400 |

## Description

Beside Lake Taupo, the largest lake in New Zealand, this airport trades less in tonnes than in adrenaline: it is one of the country's busiest skydiving sites. Scheduled life amounts to a daily Air New Zealand turboprop to Auckland, alongside charter, scenic and general-aviation movements. No freighter calls here, and only modest belly space rides the Auckland link. Weighing road against air, shippers in the central North Island simply drive the 160 km north to Auckland (AKL), the national cargo gateway.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/taupo-airport-tuo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/taupo-airport-tuo)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/taupo-airport-tuo/llm-summary*