Medium Regional Airport • Tauranga, BOP, NZ
Elevation: 13 ft (4 m) • -37.6719, 176.1960
Tauranga Airport (NZTG / TRG) is a medium regional airport serving Tauranga, BOP, NZ, situated at an elevation of 13 ft (4 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 21.0° East. The airport has 10 runways, with the longest measuring 5,988 feet.
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 2,100 ft | 197 ft | Gravel | 52° |
| 07 | — | — | UNK | — |
| 07L | 2,460 ft | 180 ft | Grass | 94° |
| 07R | 5,988 ft | 148 ft | Asphalt | 96° |
| 16 | 1,886 ft | 148 ft | Gravel | 184° |
| 22 | 2,100 ft | 197 ft | Gravel | 232° |
| 25 | — | — | UNK | — |
| 25L | 5,988 ft | 148 ft | Asphalt | 276° |
| 25R | 2,460 ft | 180 ft | Grass | 277° |
| 34 | 1,886 ft | 148 ft | Gravel | 4° |
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM