This is a list of the busiest airports in New Zealand by passenger numbers and aircraft movements.
Passenger Numbers
2015 Passenger Numbers
Rank |
Airport |
IATA |
Location |
Passengers |
1. |
Auckland International Airport |
AKL |
Auckland |
15,892,741[1] |
2. |
Christchurch International Airport |
CHC |
Christchurch |
5,915,785[2] |
3. |
Wellington International Airport |
WLG |
Wellington |
5,457,279 [3] |
4. |
Queenstown International Airport |
ZQN |
Queenstown |
1,409,663[4] |
5. |
Dunedin International Airport |
DUD |
Dunedin |
861,982[5] |
6. |
Nelson Airport |
NSN |
Nelson |
764,050[6] |
7. |
Hawkes Bay Airport |
NPE |
Napier |
476,000[7] |
8. |
Palmerston North Airport |
PMR |
Palmerston North |
466,557[8] |
9. |
New Plymouth Airport |
NPL |
New Plymouth |
342,000[9] |
10. |
Hamilton Airport |
HLZ |
Hamilton |
291,000[10] |
11. |
Tauranga Airport |
TRG |
Tauranga |
285,992[11] |
12. |
Invercargill Airport |
IVC |
Invercargill |
277,838[12] |
13. |
Blenheim Airport |
BHE |
Blenheim |
250,000[13] |
14. |
Rotorua International Airport |
ROT |
Rotorua |
222,226[14] |
2014 Passenger Numbers
Rank |
Airport |
IATA |
Location |
Passengers |
1. |
Auckland International Airport |
AKL |
Auckland |
15,098,346[15] |
2. |
Christchurch International Airport |
CHC |
Christchurch |
5,709,272[16] |
3. |
Wellington International Airport |
WLG |
Wellington |
5,437,286[17] |
4. |
Queenstown International Airport |
ZQN |
Queenstown |
1,248,878[18] |
5. |
Dunedin International Airport |
DUD |
Dunedin |
853,097[19] |
6. |
Nelson Airport |
NSN |
Nelson |
744,416[6] |
7. |
Hawkes Bay Airport |
NPE |
Napier |
456,672[20] |
8. |
Palmerston North Airport |
PMR |
Palmerston North |
455,166[8] |
9. |
New Plymouth Airport |
NPL |
New Plymouth |
343,572[21] |
10. |
Hamilton Airport |
HLZ |
Hamilton |
294,396[22] |
11. |
Invercargill Airport |
IVC |
Invercargill |
281,811[23] |
12. |
Tauranga Airport |
TRG |
Tauranga |
273,857[24] |
13. |
Blenheim Airport |
BHE |
Blenheim |
241,173[25] |
14. |
Rotorua International Airport |
ROT |
Rotorua |
215,276[26] |
2013 Passenger Numbers
Rank |
Airport |
IATA |
Location |
Passengers |
1. |
Auckland International Airport |
AKL |
Auckland |
14,862,485[27] |
2. |
Christchurch International Airport |
CHC |
Christchurch |
5,576,821[28] |
3. |
Wellington International Airport |
WLG |
Wellington |
5,373,622[17] |
4. |
Queenstown International Airport |
ZQN |
Queenstown |
1,215,526 [29] |
5. |
Dunedin International Airport |
DUD |
Dunedin |
857,951[19] |
6. |
Nelson Airport |
NSN |
Nelson |
767,298[30] |
7. |
Hawkes Bay Airport |
NPE |
Napier |
451,128[31] |
8. |
Palmerston North Airport |
PMR |
Palmerston North |
445,147[32] |
9. |
New Plymouth Airport |
NPL |
New Plymouth |
332,178[33] |
10. |
Hamilton International Airport |
HLZ |
Hamilton |
306,000[34] |
11. |
Invercargill Airport |
IVC |
Invercargill |
280,000[35] |
12. |
Tauranga Airport |
TRG |
Tauranga |
261,265[36] |
13. |
Blenheim Airport |
BHE |
Blenheim |
227,886[25] |
14. |
Rotorua International Airport |
ROT |
Rotorua |
217,545[26] |
2012 Passenger Numbers
Rank |
Airport |
IATA |
Location |
Passengers |
1. |
Auckland International Airport |
AKL |
Auckland |
14,160,640[37] |
2. |
Christchurch International Airport |
CHC |
Christchurch |
5,485,023[38] |
3. |
Wellington International Airport |
WLG |
Wellington |
5,191,729[39] |
4. |
Queenstown International Airport |
ZQN |
Queenstown |
1,156,250[40] |
5. |
Dunedin International Airport |
DUD |
Dunedin |
853,650[41] |
6. |
Nelson Airport |
NSN |
Nelson |
776,448[42] |
7. |
Palmerston North International Airport |
PMR |
Palmerston North |
449,318[43] |
8. |
Hawkes Bay Airport |
NPE |
Napier |
440,704[44] |
9. |
Hamilton International Airport |
HLZ |
Hamilton |
354,000[45] |
10. |
New Plymouth Airport |
NPL |
New Plymouth |
321,337[46] |
11. |
Invercargill Airport |
IVC |
Invercargill |
285,000[47] |
12. |
Tauranga Airport |
TRG |
Tauranga |
248,519[48] |
13. |
Rotorua International Airport |
ROT |
Rotorua |
226,795[49] |
14. |
Blenheim Airport |
BHE |
Blenheim |
221,707[25] |
2011 Passenger Numbers
Rank |
Airport |
IATA |
Location |
Passengers |
1. |
Auckland International Airport |
AKL |
Auckland |
13,703,043[50] |
2. |
Christchurch International Airport |
CHC |
Christchurch |
5,592,529[51] |
3. |
Wellington International Airport |
WLG |
Wellington |
5,135,000[52] |
4. |
Queenstown International Airport |
ZQN |
Queenstown |
966,574[50] |
5. |
Dunedin International Airport |
DUD |
Dunedin |
776,508[41] |
6. |
Nelson Airport |
NSN |
Nelson |
758,250[53] |
7. |
Palmerston North International Airport |
PMR |
Palmerston North |
449,090[54] |
8. |
Hawkes Bay Airport |
NPE |
Napier |
431,903[55] |
9. |
Hamilton International Airport |
HLZ |
Hamilton |
362,000[56] |
10. |
New Plymouth Airport |
NPL |
New Plymouth |
300,960[46] |
11. |
Invercargill Airport |
IVC |
Invercargill |
281,633[57] |
12. |
Tauranga Airport |
TRG |
Tauranga |
246,485[58] |
13. |
Rotorua International Airport |
ROT |
Rotorua |
227,578[59] |
14. |
Blenheim Airport |
BHE |
Blenheim |
212,179[25] |
Total Aircraft Movements
2013 Total Movements
This list includes IFR, VFR and International movements, It is from Airways NZ movement data.[60]
Rank |
Airport |
IATA |
Location |
Movements |
1. |
Auckland International Airport |
AKL |
Auckland |
157,095 |
2. |
Hamilton International Airport |
HLZ |
Hamilton |
135,404 |
3. |
Christchurch International Airport |
CHC |
Christchurch |
107,822 |
4. |
Wellington International Airport |
WLG |
Wellington |
101,161 |
5. |
Tauranga Airport |
TRG |
Tauranga |
70,450 |
6. |
Palmerston North International Airport |
PMR |
Palmerston North |
55,960 |
7. |
Nelson Airport |
NSN |
Nelson |
45,677 |
8. |
Queenstown International Airport |
ZQN |
Queenstown |
43,012 |
9. |
Kapiti Coast Airport |
PPQ |
Kapiti Coast |
31,241 |
10. |
RNZAF Base Ohakea |
OHA |
Ohakea |
28,807 |
11. |
New Plymouth Airport |
NPL |
New Plymouth |
24,910 |
12. |
Hawkes Bay Airport |
NPE |
Napier |
24,386 |
13. |
Invercargill Airport |
IVC |
Invercargill |
23,058 |
14. |
Dunedin International Airport |
DUD |
Dunedin |
22,758 |
15. |
Rotorua International Airport |
ROT |
Rotorua |
22,532 |
2012 Total Movements
Rank |
Airport |
IATA |
Location |
Movements |
1. |
Auckland International Airport |
AKL |
Auckland |
155,903 |
2. |
Hamilton International Airport |
HLZ |
Hamilton |
128,744 |
3. |
Christchurch International Airport |
CHC |
Christchurch |
108,757 |
4. |
Wellington International Airport |
WLG |
Wellington |
102,454 |
5. |
Tauranga Airport |
TRG |
Tauranga |
72,652 |
6. |
Palmerston North International Airport |
PMR |
Palmerston North |
67,395 |
7. |
Nelson Airport |
NSN |
Nelson |
48,073 |
8. |
Queenstown International Airport |
ZQN |
Queenstown |
43,776 |
9. |
Kapiti Coast Airport |
PPQ |
Kapiti Coast |
33,702 |
10. |
RNZAF Base Ohakea |
OHA |
Ohakea |
30,959 |
11. |
New Plymouth Airport |
NPL |
New Plymouth |
30,773 |
12. |
Invercargill Airport |
IVC |
Invercargill |
28,491 |
13. |
Dunedin International Airport |
DUD |
Dunedin |
25,328 |
14. |
Hawkes Bay Airport |
NPE |
Napier |
25,242 |
15. |
Rotorua International Airport |
ROT |
Rotorua |
22,092 |
2011 Total Movements
Rank |
Airport |
IATA |
Location |
Movements |
1. |
Auckland International Airport |
AKL |
Auckland |
156,484 |
2. |
Christchurch International Airport |
CHC |
Christchurch |
121,112 |
3. |
Hamilton International Airport |
HLZ |
Hamilton |
110,419 |
4. |
Wellington International Airport |
WLG |
Wellington |
105,585 |
5. |
Tauranga Airport |
TRG |
Tauranga |
74,400 |
6. |
Palmerston North International Airport |
PMR |
Palmerston North |
65,708 |
7. |
RNZAF Base Ohakea |
OHA |
Ohakea |
55,726 |
8. |
Nelson Airport |
NSN |
Nelson |
50,094 |
9. |
Queenstown International Airport |
ZQN |
Queenstown |
41,769 |
10. |
New Plymouth Airport |
NPL |
New Plymouth |
32,791 |
11. |
Invercargill Airport |
IVC |
Invercargill |
30,840 |
12. |
Dunedin International Airport |
DUD |
Dunedin |
29,229 |
13. |
Hawkes Bay Airport |
NPE |
Napier |
27,322 |
14. |
Rotorua International Airport |
ROT |
Rotorua |
22,682 |
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