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New Plymouth Airport (NPL) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to New Plymouth10.1km
Distance to Fitzroy7.8km

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our New Plymouth Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s New Plymouth 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.

New Plymouth arrivals information

New Plymouth Airport is 10.1km from the centre of New Plymouth. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the New Plymouth Airport Arrivals area, or see more of New Zealand by hiring a car.

Car hire from New Plymouth Airport

If you want to see more of New Zealand after you touch down, consider hiring a car from New Plymouth Airport. Providers like Ezi-Rent Car Hire have pick-up spots at NPL Arrivals – find out more here.


New Plymouth Airport FAQs

Yes, Air New Zealand operates to and from both New Plymouth Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Ezi-Rent Car Hire, Avis, Ezi, Thrifty, Hertz and Budget pick-up points in or near to New Plymouth Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear New Plymouth Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to New Plymouth Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth Airport’s departure lounge.
Auto Lodge is the highest-rated hotel near New Plymouth Airport, just 9.0km away. Other great hotels nearby include The Devon Hotel A Heritage Hotel (8.9km from the airport), and Beach Street Motel Apartments (7.9km away).
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 New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth 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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