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Gisborne Airport (GIS) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Gisborne4.0km
Distance to Wainui9.1km

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Gisborne Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Gisborne Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is canceled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Gisborne arrivals information

Gisborne Airport is 4.0km from the center of Gisborne. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Gisborne Airport Arrivals area, or see more of New Zealand by renting a car.

Car rentals from Gisborne Airport

If you want to see more of New Zealand after you touch down, consider renting a car from Gisborne Airport. Providers like Ezi have pickup spots at GIS Arrivals – find out more here.


Gisborne Airport FAQs

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

If you’re heading to Gisborne 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 in yourself for your next flight. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Gisborne Airport’s departure lounge.
Pacific Harbour Motor Inn is the highest-rated hotel near Gisborne Airport, just 4.9km away. Other great hotels nearby include Alfresco Motor Lodge (2.2km from the airport), and White Heron Motor Lodge (3.6km away).
Check-in and baggage 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 Gisborne 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 Gisborne 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 Gisborne 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 canceled flight.

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