Nelson Airport (New Zealand) to Wellington and up to seven daily flights to Christchurch. Jetstar operate up to 4 daily flights to Auckland and up to 3 daily flights to Wellington. Nelson Airport (New Zealand) Nelson Airport (Māori: "Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū"), is located 6 km southwest of the city, in the suburb of Annesbrook, in Nelson, New Zealand. Approximately 1.2 million passengers and visitors use the airport terminal annually. Total passenger numbers for the 2016 financial year were 865,203. In 2017 the airport reached 1,000,373 passengers It is currently the fifth-busiest airport in New Zealand by passengers and seventh by aircraft
Hawke's Bay Airport was also named New Zealand Regional Airport of the Year 2013. A new $16 million terminal expansion of Hawke's Bay Airport taking the terminal footprint to 3400sqm started in April 2018 with completion scheduled for 2019. Hawke's Bay Airport is currently in discussion with airline partners which could see A320 jets introduced from 2020 and new routes likely to be direct services to Queenstown initiated. In the financial year ending June 2017, the airport saw record numbers pass through its doors, at 652,426. It remains the 7th busiest airport in New Zealand. A smaller airport is located 22 km to