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Queenstown International Airport

-45.02110°N
168.73900°W
ARR / DAY
20
▼ 43.5%
DEP / DAY
20
▼ 57.3%
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 20 arrivals and 20 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

1h ago
Temp
46°F
Wind
10 kts
220°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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NZQN 302030Z AUTO 22010KT 180V270 9999 BKN060/// OVC090/// 08/M03 Q0995

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

10 total
TOP 9 264
AIR NEW Zealand 54% Jetstar Airways Pty. 19% Virgin Australia 12% Qantas Airways 9% ZKX 2% ZKO 1% Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators 1% ZKJ 1% ZKK 0%

Top destinations

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AKL 84
CHC 38
SYD 31
BNE 25
WLG 15
MEL 15

Carriers

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AIR NEW Zealand
143
Jetstar Airways Pty.
51
Virgin Australia
32
Qantas Airways
25
ZKX
4
ZKO
3
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Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators
3
ZKJ
2
ZKK
1
VIH Cougar Helicopters
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 → 42 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 59 1h 43m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 35 0h 57m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 21 1h 39m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Virgin Australia 15 3h 30m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Qantas Airways 13 2h 57m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 12 1h 12m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 10 2h 55m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 6 3h 22m
ZQNOOL
Gold Coast, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 6 3h 11m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Qantas Airways 6 3h 26m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Virgin Australia 5 2h 59m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 4 3h 9m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 4 3h 23m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 ZKO 3 1h 37m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 3 3h 3m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Qantas Airways 3 3h 18m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 ZKJ 2 0h 45m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Virgin Australia 2 3h 6m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 2 1h 18m
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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