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Queenstown International Airport

-45.02110°N
168.73900°W
ARR / DAY
20
▼ 45.6%
DEP / DAY
21
▼ 56.7%
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

1h ago
Temp
46°F
Wind
9 kts
240°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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NZQN 291130Z AUTO 24009KT 9999 BKN060/// BKN070/// 08/04 Q0998

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

9 total
TOP 9 284
AIR NEW Zealand 55% Jetstar Airways Pty. 20% Virgin Australia 12% Qantas Airways 9% ZKX 1% ZKO 1% Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators 1% ZKJ 1% VIH Cougar Helicopters 0%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AKL 93
CHC 38
SYD 33
BNE 29
WLG 19
MEL 14

Carriers

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AIR NEW Zealand
156
Jetstar Airways Pty.
56
Virgin Australia
35
Qantas Airways
26
ZKX
4
ZKO
2
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Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators
2
ZKJ
2
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 → 40 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 67 1h 43m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 35 0h 57m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 23 1h 40m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Virgin Australia 19 3h 31m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 14 1h 15m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Qantas Airways 14 2h 58m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 9 2h 57m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 7 3h 19m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Virgin Australia 7 2h 59m
ZQNOOL
Gold Coast, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 7 3h 15m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Qantas Airways 6 3h 29m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 4 1h 18m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 4 3h 9m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 4 3h 23m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 3 3h 5m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Qantas Airways 3 3h 18m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 ZKJ 2 0h 45m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 ZKO 2 1h 32m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 VIH Cougar Helicopters 1 1h 31m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 ZKX 1 0h 59m

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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