List of the busiest airports in New Zealand

This is a list of the busiest airports in New Zealand by passenger numbers and aircraft movements. Passenger numbers are tabulated annually at the end of the financial year for the majority of airports (June 30).

Auckland Airport
Christchurch Airport
Wellington Airport
Queenstown Airport
Nelson Airport
Dunedin Airport

Passenger numbers

2018

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland20,530,048[1]
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch6,868,948[2]
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington6,213,589[3]
4.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown2,140,669[4]
5.Nelson AirportNSNNelson1,061,000[5]
6.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin1,035,645[6]
7.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapierTBC
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North657,515[7]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth436,912[8]
10.Tauranga AirportTRGTaurangaTBC
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton353,000[9]
12.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim322,139[10]
13.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill307,308[11]
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotoruaTBC

2017

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland19,020,573[12]
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch6,566,598[13]
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington6,049,194[14]
4.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown1,892,443 [15]
5.Nelson AirportNSNNelson1,000,373[16]
6.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin973,089[17]
7.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier652,456 [18]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North630,000[19]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth435,000[20]
10.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga350,085[21]
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton317,348[22]
12.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim302,884[23]
13.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill294,832[24]
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua241,303[25]

2016

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland17,260,349[26]
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch6,305,717[27]
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington5,848,795[28]
4.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown1,651,109 [29]
5.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin909,614[30]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson865,023 [31]
7.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier566,431[32]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North515,727[33]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth411,661[34]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton303,000[35]
11.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga298,000
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill289,836[36]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim266,905[37]
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua222,983[38]

2015

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland15,892,741[39]
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch5,915,785[40]
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington5,457,279 [41]
4.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown1,409,663[42]
5.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin861,982[43]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson764,050[44]
7.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier476,000[45]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North466,557[46]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth342,000[47]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton291,000[48]
11.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga285,992[49]
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill277,838[50]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim250,000[51]
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua222,226[52]

2014

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland15,098,346[53]
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch5,709,272[54]
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington5,437,286[55]
4.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown1,248,878[56]
5.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin853,097[57]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson744,416[44]
7.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier456,672[58]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North455,166[46]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth343,572[59]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton294,396[60]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill281,811[61]
12.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga273,857[62]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim241,173[63]
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua215,276[64]

2013

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland14,862,485[65]
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch5,576,821[66]
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington5,373,622[55]
4.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown1,215,526 [67]
5.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin857,951[57]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson767,298[68]
7.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier451,128[69]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North445,147[70]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth332,178[71]
10.Hamilton International AirportHLZHamilton306,000[72]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill280,000[73]
12.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga261,265[62]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim227,886[63]
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua217,545[64]

2012

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland14,160,640[74]
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch5,485,023[75]
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington5,191,729[76]
4.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown1,156,250[77]
5.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin853,650[78]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson776,448[79]
7.Palmerston North International AirportPMRPalmerston North449,318[80]
8.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier440,704[81]
9.Hamilton International AirportHLZHamilton354,000[82]
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth321,337[83]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill285,000[84]
12.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga248,519[62]
13.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua226,795[85]
14.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim221,707[63]

2011

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland13,703,043[86]
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch5,592,529[87]
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington5,135,000[88]
4.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown966,574[86]
5.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin776,508[78]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson758,250[89]
7.Palmerston North International AirportPMRPalmerston North449,090[90]
8.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier431,903[91]
9.Hamilton International AirportHLZHamilton362,000[92]
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth300,960[83]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill281,633[93]
12.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga246,485[62]
13.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua227,578[94]
14.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim212,179[63]

Total aircraft movements

This list includes aircraft operating under both instrument flight rules (IFR) and visual flight rules (VFR) and includes international movements. Consequently the figures do not distinguish between commercial passenger flights and private aircraft movements. It is compiled from Airways New Zealand movement data.[95]

2018

RankAirportIATALocationMovements
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland157,095
2.Hamilton International AirportHLZHamilton135,404
3.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch107,822
4.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington101,161
5.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga70,450
6.Palmerston North International AirportPMRPalmerston North55,960
7.Nelson AirportNSNNelson45,677
8.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown43,012
9.Kapiti Coast AirportPPQKapiti Coast31,241
10.RNZAF Base OhakeaOHAOhakea28,807
11.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth24,910
12.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier24,386
13.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill23,058
14.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin22,758
15.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua22,532

2012

RankAirportIATALocationMovements
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland155,903
2.Hamilton International AirportHLZHamilton128,744
3.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch108,757
4.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington102,454
5.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga72,652
6.Palmerston North International AirportPMRPalmerston North67,395
7.Nelson AirportNSNNelson48,073
8.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown43,776
9.Kapiti Coast AirportPPQKapiti Coast33,702
10.RNZAF Base OhakeaOHAOhakea30,959
11.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth30,773
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill28,491
13.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin25,328
14.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier25,242
15.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua22,092

2011

RankAirportIATALocationMovements
1.Auckland International AirportAKLAuckland156,484
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch121,112
3.Hamilton International AirportHLZHamilton110,419
4.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington105,585
5.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga74,400
6.Palmerston North International AirportPMRPalmerston North65,708
7.RNZAF Base OhakeaOHAOhakea55,726
8.Nelson AirportNSNNelson50,094
9.Queenstown International AirportZQNQueenstown41,769
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth32,791
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill30,840
12.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin29,229
13.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier27,322
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua22,682

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