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Queenstown International Airport

-45.02110°N
168.73900°W
ARR / DAY
28
▼ 18.1%
DEP / DAY
28
▼ 24.8%
ON-TIME
3.6% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 81 minest
AVG DELAY
81 min
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 28 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). On-time performance averages 4% with an average delay of 81 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 360 seconds.

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
59°F
Wind
4 kts
290°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
NZQN 030230Z AUTO 29004KT 230V310 9999 -RA BKN065/// 15/08 Q1003

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

Schedule vs actual
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Top carriers

Share of flights

10 total
TOP 9 379
AIR NEW Zealand 53% Jetstar Airways Pty. 22% Qantas Airways 11% Virgin Australia 11% NON 1% ZKM 1% ZKX 1% ZKK 1% ZKO 0%

Top destinations

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AKL 128
SYD 52
CHC 39
BNE 30
WLG 26
MEL 25

Carriers

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AIR NEW Zealand
200
Jetstar Airways Pty.
83
Qantas Airways
42
Virgin Australia
41
NON
4
ZKM
3
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ZKX
3
ZKK
2
ZKO
1
Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators
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

peak 2 PM · 1 movement every 360 s
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 93 1h 43m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 37 0h 59m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 34 1h 42m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Qantas Airways 24 2h 53m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 21 1h 14m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Virgin Australia 16 3h 31m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 13 2h 53m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Virgin Australia 8 3h 6m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 8 3h 15m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 7 2h 58m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Qantas Airways 7 3h 15m
ZQNOOL
Gold Coast, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 6 3h 18m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Virgin Australia 6 3h 15m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Qantas Airways 6 3h 25m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 5 1h 11m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 4 3h 9m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 4 3h 25m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 4 3h 29m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 ZKO 1 1h 46m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 1 0h 46m

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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