Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport

Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport (IATA: CHT, ICAO: NZCI) is an airport 10.5 nautical miles (19.4 km; 12.1 mi) northeast of Waitangi Township on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

The airport, in part named in honor of the Chatham islander, Inia William Tuuta, who gifted the land for the airport,[3] was completed in 1982 to replace a compacted grass airstrip at Te Hapupu that could only handle slow-flying Safe Air Bristol Freighter aircraft.

A new passenger and administration terminal is also planned along with a larger apron area and a new large aircraft hangar.

[4] In the first week of October 2024, the airport welcomed its first jet aircraft after a 490m extension of its existing runway (extended from 1360m to 1850m and made 45m wider) and strengthening work.

A TEXEL Air Boeing 737 BCF cargo plane landed at the airport, marking a new era for the community.