The Gisborne Airport terminal opens at 5am each day except Saturday, when it opens at 8am. It closes after the final flight of the day. We have a full range of facilities for travellers and visitors, including one of Tairāwhiti’s most popular cafés.
Check-in
When you come into the terminal from the car park, turn left and you’ll see the Air New Zealand check-in counters at the end. For more information on checking in for flights,
click here.
Baggage claim
Passenger assistance
If you need a wheelchair, or any other assistance, please let the airline staff know when you check in. Or, notify the airline you’re flying with before you arrive at Gisborne Airport.
First aid and medical
Charging stations
Baby facilities
Bike assembly area
We have a bicycle assembly station located outside the terminal, at the western (control tower) end. If you need to take your bike on the plane, please contact Air New Zealand. You can find additional information here.
Parking, taxis and car hire
Parking is just metres away from the terminal, taxis are right outside, and there’s a choice of car hire companies. For full details, click here.
Darton Field Café and Bar 
Welcome to the only place in Tairāwhiti where you can enjoy fresh food, great coffee, local wines and beers, all while getting a close up view of the planes taking off and landing.
Locals’ tip: try a slice of the world-famous-in-Tairāwhiti banana loaf.
The café is named after Darton Field, Gisborne’s first aerodrome, which opened on this site in 1930.
It’s open for all Air New Zealand departing flights starting bright and early every morning, seven days a week.
