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NZWN · WLG

Wellington International Airport

-41.32720°N
174.80499°W
ARR / DAY
75
▼ 17.9%
DEP / DAY
71
▼ 17.7%
ON-TIME
0.7% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 102 minest
AVG DELAY
102 min
7d window

Wellington International Airport (NZWN/WLG) is a large international airport located in Wellington, New Zealand. It features 1 runway measuring 6,352 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 75 arrivals and 71 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 2 carriers across 19 routes. The most active carrier is AIR NEW Zealand (ANZ). The busiest route is to Auckland International Airport (NZAA). On-time performance averages 1% with an average delay of 102 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 225 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

47m ago
Temp
50°F
Wind
1 kts
270°
Visib
7001 m
Ceil
—
NZWN 201230Z AUTO 27001KT 7000 BKN046/// 10/08 Q1027

Runways

1 installed

6,352 FT MAX
16/34
6,352 ft × 148
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Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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Top carriers

Share of flights

20 total
TOP 9 978
AIR NEW Zealand 68% Sogdiana 13% Jetstar Airways Pty. 6% Qantas Airways 5% LFT 3% Skycharter (Malton) 1% Madikwe Charter CC 1% FDC 1% OGN 1%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AKL 184
CHC 149
NSN 113
BHE 106
HLZ 56
TRG 36

Carriers

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AIR NEW Zealand
666
Sogdiana
129
Jetstar Airways Pty.
63
Qantas Airways
48
LFT
30
Skycharter (Malton)
13
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Madikwe Charter CC
11
FDC
9
OGN
9
AIR Transport (Chatham Islands)
7
Qantaslink
6
ZKL
6
ZKE
4
ZKV
4
AIR Pacific
4
Hera Flight
2
KNG
2
Royal NEW Zealand AIR Force
2
ZKW
1
Eurocontrol Cfmu Technical Monitoring Team
1

Destination network

Great-circle routes from NZWN · last 7d

22 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 12 PM · 1 movement every 225 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 → 80 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
WLGAKL
Auckland, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 144 1h 1m
WLGCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 123 0h 56m
WLGBHE
Blenheim, NZ
 Sogdiana 76 0h 24m
WLGNSN
Nelson, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 65 0h 34m
WLGHLZ
Hamilton, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 55 1h 4m
WLGNSN
Nelson, NZ
 Sogdiana 36 0h 38m
WLGTRG
Tauranga, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 36 1h 14m
WLGBHE
Blenheim, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 29 0h 23m
WLGNPE
Napier, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 28 0h 49m
WLGAKL
Auckland, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 27 1h 0m
WLGSYD
Sydney, AU
 Qantas Airways 26 3h 13m
WLGDUD
Dunedin, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 25 1h 17m
WLGCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 21 0h 43m
WLGZQN
Queenstown, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 18 1h 13m
WLGROT
Rotorua, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 18 1h 5m
WLGNPL
New Plymouth, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 18 0h 53m
WLGTIU
 AIR NEW Zealand 15 1h 11m
WLGMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Qantas Airways 10 3h 42m
WLGBNE
Brisbane, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 9 3h 42m
WLGSYD
Sydney, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 9 3h 18m
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