List of the busiest airports in New Zealand

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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 (30 June, for the majority of airports). The top 15 airports are shown.

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

Passenger numbers

2025

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RankAirportIATALocationDomestic
Passengers		International
Passengers		Total
Passengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland≈ 8,500,000[1]≈ 10,400,000[1]18,734,240[2]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch4,830,0001,560,0006,390,000[3]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington4,525,989790,8695,316,838[4]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,657,658944,2252,601,581[5]
5.Nelson AirportNSNNelson-858,307[6]
6.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin852,940872853,812[7]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier-612,388[8]
8.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga-
9.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North531,129[9]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton356,000[10]
11.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth-385,566[11]
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill-338,529[12]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim-294,376[13]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua-206,008[14]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne-
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2024

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland18,528,725[15]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch6,445,475[16]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington5,446,121[17]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown2,487,626[18]
5.Nelson AirportNSNNelson915,600[19]
6.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin903,906[20]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier654,831[21]
8.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga552,989[22]
9.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North547,721[23]
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth399,753
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton371,000
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill366,114
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim312,220
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua232,678
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne228,639[24]
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2023

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland15,861,264[25]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch6,012,328[26]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington5,413,325[27]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown2,370,320[28]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin920,349[29]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson915,173[30]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier646,096[31]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North534,651[32]
9.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga531,041[33]
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth401,686[34]
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton378,000[35]
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill375,000[36]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim318,517[37]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua219,948[38]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne210,215[39]
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2022

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland11,460,325[40]
2.Wellington AirportWLGWellington3,455,858[41]
3.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch3,257,414 [42]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,863,590[43]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin626,619[44]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson619,000[45]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier394,000[46]
8.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga376,312[47]
9.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North323,615[48]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton283,000[49]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill277,081[50]
12.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth243,858[51]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim209,127[52]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua155,459[53]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne134,236[54]
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2021

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland6,443,639[55]
2.Wellington AirportWLGWellington3,977,776[56]
3.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch3,705,373[57]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown931,659[58]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin761,649[59]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson725,000[60]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier461,056[61]
8.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga414,169[62]
9.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North401,000[63]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton358,000[64]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill303,878[65]
12.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth277,000[66]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim238,024[67]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua179,500[68]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne115,130[69]
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2020

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland15,521,054[70]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch5,194,982[71]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington4,759,442[72]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,291,501[73]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin793,556[74]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson782,000[75]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier541,087[76]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North498,000[77]
9.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga389,000[78]
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth324,214[79]
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton304,000[80]
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill290,432[81]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim246,325[82]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua205.143[83]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne196,500[84]
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2019

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland21,625,370[85]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch6,931,441[86]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington6,441,935[87]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown2,321,347[88]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin1,077,475[89]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson1,076,686[90]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier750,357[91]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North687,142[92]
9.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga475,000[93]
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth456,766[94]
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton382,000[95]
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill321,000[96]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim317,000[97]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua265,443[98]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne191,651[99]
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2018

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland20,530,048[100]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch6,868,948[101]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington6,213,589[102]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown2,140,669[103]
5.Nelson AirportNSNNelson1,061,000[104]
6.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin1,035,645[105]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier697,143[91]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North675,867[106]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth436,912[107]
10.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga405,000[108]
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton353,000[109]
12.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim322,139[110]
13.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill307,308[111]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua246,846[112]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne170,993[113]
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2017

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland19,020,573[114]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch6,566,598[115]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington6,049,194[116]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,892,443 [117]
5.Nelson AirportNSNNelson1,000,373[118]
6.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin973,089[119]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier652,426[120]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North630,000[121]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth435,000[122]
10.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga350,085[123]
11.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton317,348[124]
12.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim302,884[125]
13.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill294,832[126]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua241,303[127]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne156,146[128]
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2016

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland17,260,349[129]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch6,305,717[130]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington5,848,795[131]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,651,109 [132]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin909,614[133]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson865,023 [134]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier566,431[135]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North515,727[136]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth411,661[137]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton303,000[138]
11.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga298,000
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill289,836[139]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim266,905[140]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua222,983[141]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne141,085[142]
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2015

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland15,892,741[143]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch5,915,785[144]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington5,457,279[145]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,409,663[146]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin861,982[147]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson764,050[148]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier476,489[135]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North466,557[149]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth342,000[150]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton291,000[151]
11.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga285,992[152]
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill277,838[153]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim250,000[154]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua222,226[155]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne155,897[156]
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2014

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland15,098,346[157]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch5,709,272[158]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington5,437,286[159]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,248,878[160]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin853,097[161]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson744,416[148]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier456,672[162]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North455,166[149]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth343,572[163]
10.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton294,396[164]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill281,811[165]
12.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga273,857[166]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim241,173[167]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua215,276[168]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne155,446[169]
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2013

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland14,862,485[170]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch5,576,821[171]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington5,373,622[159]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,215,526[172]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin857,951[161]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson767,298[173]
7.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier451,128[174]
8.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North445,147[175]
9.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth332,178[176]
10.Hamilton International AirportHLZHamilton306,000[177]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill280,000[178]
12.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga261,265[166]
13.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim227,886[167]
14.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua217,545[168]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne133,113[179]
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2012

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland14,160,640[180]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch5,485,023[181]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington5,191,729[182]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown1,156,250[183]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin853,650[184]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson776,448[185]
7.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North449,318[186]
8.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier440,704[187]
9.Hamilton International AirportHLZHamilton354,000[188]
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth321,337[189]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill285,000[190]
12.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga248,519[166]
13.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua226,795[191]
14.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim221,707[167]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne132,000[192]
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2011

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RankAirportIATALocationPassengers
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland13,703,043[193]
2.Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch5,592,529[194]
3.Wellington AirportWLGWellington5,135,000[195]
4.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown966,574[193]
5.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin776,508[184]
6.Nelson AirportNSNNelson758,250[196]
7.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North449,090[197]
8.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier431,903[198]
9.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton362,000[199]
10.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth300,960[189]
11.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill281,633[200]
12.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga246,485[166]
13.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua227,578[201]
14.Blenheim AirportBHEBlenheim212,179[167]
15.Gisborne AirportGISGisborne134,600[202]
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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.[203]

2021-22

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RankAirportIATALocationMovements
1Auckland AirportAKLAuckland54,007
2Christchurch AirportCHCChristchurch42,653
3Wellington AirportWLGWellington41,032
4Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga29,807
5Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North23,651
6Nelson AirportNSNNelson21,641
7Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown17,830
8Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton16,281
9 Kapiti Coast Airport PPQ Paraparaumu 14,278
10New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth12,248
11RNZAF Base OhakeaOHAOhakea12,008
12 Woodbourne Airport BHE Blenheim 10,974
13 Gisborne Airport GIS Gisborne 10,082
14Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier10,073
15Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill9,282
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2018

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RankAirportIATALocationMovements
1.Auckland AirportAKLAuckland157,095
2.Hamilton AirportHLZHamilton135,404
3.Christchurch International AirportCHCChristchurch107,822
4.Wellington International AirportWLGWellington101,161
5.Tauranga AirportTRGTauranga70,450
6.Palmerston North AirportPMRPalmerston North55,960
7.Nelson AirportNSNNelson45,677
8.Queenstown AirportZQNQueenstown43,012
9.Kapiti Coast AirportPPQKāpiti Coast31,241
10.RNZAF Base OhakeaOHAOhakea28,807
11.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth24,910
12.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier24,386
13.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill23,058
14.Dunedin AirportDUDDunedin22,758
15.Rotorua AirportROTRotorua22,532
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2012

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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 AirportPPQKāpiti Coast33,702
10.RNZAF Base OhakeaOHAOhakea30,959
11.New Plymouth AirportNPLNew Plymouth30,773
12.Invercargill AirportIVCInvercargill28,491
13.Dunedin International AirportDUDDunedin25,328
14.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier25,242
15.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua22,092
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2011

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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.Hawke's Bay AirportNPENapier27,322
14.Rotorua International AirportROTRotorua22,682
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