Queenstown Airport

Queenstown Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner
  • Queenstown Lakes District Council (75.01%)
  • Auckland International Airport Limited (24.99%)
OperatorQueenstown Airport Corporation Ltd.
ServesQueenstown
LocationFrankton, Otago, New Zealand
Hub forGlenorchy Air
Time zoneNZST (UTC+12:00)
  Summer (DST)NZDT (UTC+13:00)
Elevation AMSL357 m / 1,171 ft
Coordinates45°01′16″S 168°44′21″E / 45.02111°S 168.73917°E / -45.02111; 168.73917
Websitewww.queenstownairport.co.nz
Map
Queenstown Airport
Location of airport in New Zealand
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,777 5,830 Grooved Bitumen
14/32 720 2,362 Bitumen
Statistics (2022)
Passengers total1,460,034
Aircraft movements10,101

Queenstown International Airport (IATA: ZQN, ICAO: NZQN) is an international airport located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, which serves the resort town of Queenstown. The airport handled 2.10 million passengers as of 2024, making it the fourth busiest airport in New Zealand by passenger traffic. The airport is known for its scenery and challenging approach to land due to the nearby high terrain and proximity to housing.