Airports / Tauranga Airport

Tauranga Airport(NZTG)

Tauranga, New Zealand

Last updated: Mar 20, 2026

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Compared to: preceding 12 months · May 2024 – May 2025
May 2025 – Apr 2026·vs May 2024 – May 2025· Emissions increasing vs prior period

Activity Summary

84.7
Tons CO2 Total
1.3
Avg CO2/Flight
69
Flights Total
Emissions Intensity0.01t CO₂/nm
56.6 tons CO2 in selected period

Airport Patterns

Emissions up 267% vs prior period — significantly busier than prior period

57t
Total CO₂
1.3t
Avg CO₂/flight
69
Flights
Operator Profile

Charter/owner classification not available for this airport's flights

Emissions
143%
35t → 85t CO₂
CO₂ Intensity
75%
0.8t → 1.3t per departure
Flight Count
32
37 → 69 flights
New Routes
9
29t CO₂ combined
Dropped Routes
0
New Aircraft
8
8 new tail numbers
Top Destinations
Christchurch16.6t CO₂
8 flights · avg 2.1t/flight
Invercargill12.6t CO₂
4 flights · avg 3.1t/flight
Napier8.6t CO₂
5 flights · avg 1.7t/flight
Nelson3.5t CO₂
4 flights · avg 0.9t/flight
Dunedin3.5t CO₂
1 flight · avg 3.5t/flight

Spikes

Significant deviations from this airport's baseline in the selected period.

CO₂ Above Baseline

10t

Signals Detected

5

Highest Severity

High

HighAug 10, 2025 – Aug 16, 2025

Elevated activity Aug 10, 2025 – Aug 16, 2025 — 5 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2

5 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 231%.

2.0t CO₂

MediumJul 23, 2025 – Jul 29, 2025

Elevated activity Jul 23, 2025 – Jul 29, 2025 — 4 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2

4 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 165%.

1.6t CO₂

MediumAug 28, 2025 – Sep 3, 2025

Elevated activity Aug 28, 2025 – Sep 3, 2025 — 4 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 2

4 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 2 flights per week by 165%.

1.7t CO₂

HighMar 12, 2026

Single high-emission departure ZK-JFL → NZNV on Mar 12, 2026 — 4.3t CO₂, 100% of day's total

Aircraft ZK-JFL departing to NZNV produced 4.3t CO₂, representing 100% of all airport emissions on Mar 12, 2026.

4.3t CO₂

LowJun 4, 2025 – Jun 19, 2025

14-day gap in recorded activity ending Jun 19, 2025

Airport had 14 consecutive days with zero recorded flights before activity resumed on Jun 19, 2025.

0.3t CO₂

Route Map

Top Routes by Emissions
TaurangaChristchurch

NZTG to NZCH · 445 miles

Total Flights

8

Avg CO₂/Flight

2.1t

Total Emissions

16.6t CO₂

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec
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Feb
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TaurangaInvercargill

NZTG to NZNV · 726 miles

Total Flights

4

Avg CO₂/Flight

3.1t

Total Emissions

12.6t CO₂

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
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Apr
TaurangaNapier

NZTG to NZNR · 129 miles

Total Flights

5

Avg CO₂/Flight

1.7t

Total Emissions

8.6t CO₂

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
TaurangaNelson

NZTG to NZNS · 296 miles

Total Flights

4

Avg CO₂/Flight

0.9t

Total Emissions

3.5t CO₂

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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Feb
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TaurangaDunedin

NZTG to NZDN · 648 miles

Total Flights

1

Avg CO₂/Flight

3.5t

Total Emissions

3.5t CO₂

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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Feb
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TaurangaWellington

NZTG to NZWN · 263 miles

Total Flights

4

Avg CO₂/Flight

0.8t

Total Emissions

3.0t CO₂

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Aircraft Using This Airport
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ZK-JCJ·Bombardier Challenger 600
13.8t CO₂ · avg 1.2t/visit · 12 visits · Last seen 20 Mar 2026
ZK-JFL·Pilatus PC-24
13.7t CO₂ · avg 1.2t/visit · 11 visits · Last seen 12 Mar 2026
ZK-RXDCharter·Cessna Citation Sovereign
8.1t CO₂ · avg 1.6t/visit · 5 visits · Last seen 20 Jan 2026
ZK-KGS·Cessna Citation CJ2
3.5t CO₂ · avg 0.7t/visit · 5 visits · Last seen 13 Feb 2026
ZK-OCBCharter·Dassault Falcon 2000
3.4t CO₂ · avg 1.7t/visit · 2 visits · Last seen 10 Nov 2025
ZK-RJZ·Cessna Citation CJ3
2.9t CO₂ · avg 0.6t/visit · 5 visits · Last seen 22 Oct 2025
ZK-LCA·Cessna Citation Mustang
2.9t CO₂ · avg 0.3t/visit · 11 visits · Last seen 28 Nov 2025
ZK-VXMCharter·Cessna Citation Mustang
2.6t CO₂ · avg 0.9t/visit · 3 visits · Last seen 27 Nov 2025
ZK-JAK·Bombardier Learjet 60
1.8t CO₂ · avg 0.6t/visit · 3 visits · Last seen 30 Jul 2025
ZK-YDZCharter·Cessna Citation Mustang
0.9t CO₂ · avg 0.5t/visit · 2 visits · Last seen 23 Sept 2025
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Recent Flights

10 total flights recorded

Showing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period