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Queenstown International Airport

-45.02110°N
168.73900°W
ARR / DAY
20
▼ 48.6%
DEP / DAY
21
▼ 57.7%
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 20 arrivals and 21 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

46m ago
Temp
39°F
Wind
5 kts
360°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
NZQN 271630Z AUTO 36005KT 9999 OVC004/// 04/03 Q1006

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

13 total
TOP 9 279
AIR NEW Zealand 54% Jetstar Airways Pty. 18% Virgin Australia 11% Qantas Airways 10% ZKK 2% ZKS 2% Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators 1% ZKJ 1% NON 1%

Top destinations

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AKL 80
CHC 42
BNE 32
SYD 29
WLG 22
MEL 13

Carriers

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AIR NEW Zealand
152
Jetstar Airways Pty.
49
Virgin Australia
31
Qantas Airways
29
ZKK
5
ZKS
5
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Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators
3
ZKJ
3
NON
2
ZKO
2
ZKL
1
VIH Cougar Helicopters
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 → 39 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 58 1h 43m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 39 0h 57m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Virgin Australia 19 3h 30m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 19 1h 40m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 16 1h 15m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Qantas Airways 14 2h 58m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Qantas Airways 8 3h 28m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 7 3h 19m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 5 2h 59m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 5 3h 0m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 5 1h 17m
ZQNOOL
Gold Coast, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 5 3h 12m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Virgin Australia 5 3h 2m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Qantas Airways 4 3h 14m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 4 3h 18m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 ZKJ 3 0h 43m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 ZKO 2 1h 32m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 2 3h 8m
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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