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Queenstown International Airport

-45.02110°N
168.73900°W
ARR / DAY
23
▼ 26.6%
DEP / DAY
24
▼ 20.5%
ON-TIME
3.1% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 84 minest
AVG DELAY
84 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 23 arrivals and 24 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 3% with an average delay of 84 minutes against scheduled times.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

38m ago
Temp
37°F
Wind
2 kts
10°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
NZQN 071030Z AUTO 01002KT 9999 NCD 03/01 Q1005

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

12 total
TOP 9 312
AIR NEW Zealand 53% Jetstar Airways Pty. 22% Qantas Airways 13% Virgin Australia 8% ZKM 2% ZKS 1% ZKK 1% NON 1% ZKL 1%

Top destinations

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AKL 100
SYD 42
CHC 31
MEL 29
BNE 27
WLG 22

Carriers

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AIR NEW Zealand
165
Jetstar Airways Pty.
68
Qantas Airways
40
Virgin Australia
24
ZKM
6
ZKS
3
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ZKK
2
NON
2
ZKL
2
Eurocontrol Cfmu Database Operators
2
ZKF
1
ZKO
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 → 37 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 75 1h 42m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 29 0h 59m
ZQNAKL
Auckland, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 24 1h 40m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Qantas Airways 22 2h 56m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 AIR NEW Zealand 18 1h 14m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 14 2h 59m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Virgin Australia 12 3h 38m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Virgin Australia 10 3h 21m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Qantas Airways 10 3h 23m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 9 3h 11m
ZQNSYD
Sydney, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 6 2h 58m
ZQNOOL
Gold Coast, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 6 3h 12m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 5 3h 5m
ZQNMEL
Melbourne, AU
 Qantas Airways 5 3h 27m
ZQNWLG
Wellington, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 4 1h 14m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 AIR NEW Zealand 3 3h 29m
ZQNBNE
Brisbane, AU
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 2 3h 31m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 Qantas Airways 1 1h 11m
ZQNCHC
Christchurch, NZ
 Jetstar Airways Pty. 1 0h 46m
ZQNNZCS
 ZKL 1 0h 4m

Pilot & community notes

2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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I_Am_So_Handsome
2/7/2026
Renew the comments
Really busy, pushed by the tourism.
Petsar68
2/6/2014
Awesome Queenstown.
What a terrific experience if somewhat nail biting at times !
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