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.

Passenger numbers

2019

2018

RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland20,530,048
2.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch6,931,441
3.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington6,213,589
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown2,140,669
5.Nelson AirportNSNNelson1,061,000
6.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin1,035,645
7.Hawkes Bay AirportNPENapier697,143
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North675,867
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth436,912
10.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga405,000
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton353,000
12.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim322,139
13.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill307,308
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua246,846

2017

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

2016

2015

2014

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

2013

2012

2011

Total aircraft movements

This list includes aircraft operating under both instrument flight rules and visual flight rules 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.

2018

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