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Queenstown International Airport

-45.02110°N
168.73900°W
ARR / DAY
24
▼ 37.0%
DEP / DAY
28
▼ 38.3%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
AVG DELAY
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7d window

Queenstown International Airport (NZQN/ZQN) is a medium international airport located in Queenstown, New Zealand, 167 km north west of Dunedin. It features 2 runways with the longest being 6,204 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 24 arrivals and 28 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 3 carriers across 7 routes. The most active carrier is AIR NEW Zealand (ANZ). The busiest route is to Auckland International Airport (NZAA).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

50m ago
Temp
43°F
Wind
9 kts
50°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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NZQN 261230Z AUTO 05009G19KT 010V080 9999 BKN042/// OVC100/// 06/03 Q1022

Runways

2 installed

6,204 FT MAX
05/23
6,204 ft × 148
ASP● LIT
14/32
2,920 ft × 33
BITUM○ unlit

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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Top carriers

Share of flights

16 total
TOP 9 312
AIR NEW Zealand 49% Jetstar Airways Pty. 13% Qantas Airways 11% Virgin Australia 10% ZKM 7% ZKS 5% ZKK 2% ZKZ 2% ZKP 2%

Top destinations

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AKL 78
CHC 41
BNE 34
SYD 32
WLG 20
MEL 13

Carriers

See all + destinations → 16
AIR NEW Zealand
154
Jetstar Airways Pty.
41
Qantas Airways
33
Virgin Australia
31
ZKM
21
ZKS
17
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ZKK
5
ZKZ
5
ZKP
5
ZKJ
5
NON
3
Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators
3
VIH Cougar Helicopters
2
ZKO
2
ZKL
1
ZKX
1

Destination network

Great-circle routes from NZQN · last 7d

7 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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See all routes → 40 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 61 1h 43m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 38 0h 57m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Virgin Australia 19 3h 30m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Qantas Airways 18 2h 58m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 15 1h 14m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 14 1h 40m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 8 3h 18m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Qantas Airways 8 3h 28m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 5 2h 59m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 5 3h 18m
ZQNOOL
Gold Coast, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 5 3h 12m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Virgin Australia 5 3h 2m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 4 1h 20m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Qantas Airways 4 3h 14m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 4 2h 58m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 ZKJ 3 0h 43m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 ZKO 2 1h 32m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 2 3h 26m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 ZKX 1 0h 59m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 VIH Cougar Helicopters 1 1h 31m

Pilot & community notes

2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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I_Am_So_Handsome
02/07/2026
Renew the comments
Really busy, pushed by the tourism.
Petsar68
02/06/2014
Awesome Queenstown.
What a terrific experience if somewhat nail biting at times !
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