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Whanganui Airport (WAG) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Whanganui4.5km
Distance to Castlecliff4.6km

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Whanganui Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Whanganui Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Whanganui arrivals information

Whanganui Airport is 4.5km from the centre of Whanganui. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Whanganui Airport Arrivals area, or see more of New Zealand by hiring a car.

Car hire from Whanganui Airport

If you want to see more of New Zealand after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Whanganui Airport. Providers like Hertz have pick-up spots at WAG Arrivals – find out more here.


Whanganui Airport FAQs

Yes. There are Hertz, Thrifty and Rite Price Rentals pick-up points in or near to Whanganui Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Whanganui Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Whanganui Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Whanganui Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Whanganui Airport’s departure lounge.
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Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Whanganui Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Whanganui Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Whanganui Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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