# Wellington International Airport (WLG)

> Wellington, NZ · IATA: WLG · ICAO: NZWN · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `WLG` |
| ICAO | `NZWN` |
| City | Wellington |
| Country | NZ |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 12 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -41.32720, 174.80499 |

## Description

Although it serves New Zealand's capital and seat of government, Wellington is no major freight station: a single runway of roughly 1,800 metres caps the size of aircraft it can take, ruling out wide-body freighters and limiting non-stop reach to south-eastern Australia and the South Pacific. Wedged onto the Rongotai isthmus between Cook Strait and dense suburbs, the airport sits only a few kilometres from downtown. Its cargo moves mainly in the belly holds of passenger flights, above all on the busy domestic trunk routes to Auckland and Christchurch, with handling by operators including Menzies Aviation. Intercontinental air freight is consolidated through Auckland, fed from Wellington by road and connecting services. The government presence still generates steady demand for time-critical documents, spare parts and express shipments. Wellington's value therefore lies in frequency and speed of connection rather than in raw tonnage.

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