Hokitika Airport

20/05/2026

13/05/2026

01/05/2026

A rare visitor to the West Coast today.. Yakovlev Yak-52 ZK-ADM — a classic warbird with serious presence and that unmistakable radial roar.

15/04/2026

We’re lucky to have the team from 46 south coffee keeping things warm and caffeinated here at the airport ☕✈️

Whether you’re arriving, departing, or just passing through, there’s nothing better than a great coffee waiting for you. Cheers to good brews and even better people!

46 south coffee is open @ the Hokitika Airport come and try one of our delicious coffees ☕️ pensioner discounts 👍☕️ 😋

13/03/2026

We look forward to welcoming those flying in today for the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival 🐛🐌💜

27/02/2026

We always love welcoming Mark and crew to Hokitika Airport ✈️

The Flying Doctor team provides such an important service for our community, and we’re proud to play a small part in supporting their work. 💙

Mark's been dreaming about planes since he was about five years old.

He loves his job as a pilot with the NZ Flying Doctor Service. His favourite destination? The West Coast, where he says they always get such a warm welcome.

"𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆," 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀.

Read more about Mark here: https://www.nzflyingdoctors.co.nz/news_articles/introducing-mark-nz-flying-doctor-service-pilot/

26/02/2026

We’ve now completed the full evaluation of the Work Together Stay Apart (WTSA) campaign, carried out in partnership with Massey University School of Aviation.

The survey, conducted after WTSA finished in mid-2025, captured feedback from 634 participants. Most were male pilots of fixed-wing aircraft, with an average flying experience of 24 years.

Seventy-six percent of respondents perceived unattended aerodromes as safer since the WTSA campaign started, and seventy-eight percent said their behaviours at these aerodromes will now be safer.

You can read the full report to see what people said, what worked, and what could be better to keep strengthening safety across the sector.

👉 https://www.aviation.govt.nz/safety/work-together-stay-apart/evaluation-report/

12/02/2026

23/12/2025

HOHOHO1 international flight plan ✈️🎅 It's Christmas Eve and our Royal New Zealand Air Force is supporting a very special flight this evening.