# Auckland International Airport (AKL / NZAA)

**Auckland International Airport** (IATA: AKL, ICAO: NZAA) is a large airport in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand. It opened in 1928. It has one runway, 3,635 m (11,926 ft) long, concrete. In 2019 it handled 21.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AKL / NZAA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
- Opened: 1928
- Elevation: 7 m / 23 ft
- Coordinates: -37.0120, 174.7863
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,635 m / 11,926 ft
- Passengers: 21,111,613 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: https://www.aucklandairport.co.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Airport (38 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45938
- Weather station: NZAA · WMO 93119
- Ident: NZAA

## Timeline

- 1928: Auckland International Airport opens.
- 17 Feb 1979: Air New Zealand Flight 4374. 2 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 3,635 m / 11,926 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 072° / 252° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 13,703,043 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 14,160,640 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 14,862,485 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 15,098,346 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 15,892,741 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 17,260,349 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 19,020,573 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 20,530,048 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 21,111,613 | Wikidata |

## Routes

68 destinations in 27 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (60)

- [WRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwr.md) Whangarei Airport · New Zealand · 143 km / 89 mi · Air New Zealand
- [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · New Zealand · 145 km / 90 mi · Air New Zealand
- [ROT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzro.md) Rotorua Regional Airport · New Zealand · 182 km / 113 mi · Air New Zealand
- [KKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzkk.md) Kerikeri Airport · New Zealand · 210 km / 130 mi · Air New Zealand
- [WHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwk.md) Whakatāne Airport · New Zealand · 214 km / 133 mi · Air Chathams
- [TUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzap.md) Taupo Airport · New Zealand · 223 km / 139 mi · Air New Zealand
- [NPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznp.md) New Plymouth Airport · New Zealand · 228 km / 142 mi · Air New Zealand
- [NPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznr.md) Hawke's Bay Airport · New Zealand · 328 km / 204 mi · Air New Zealand
- [WAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwu.md) Wanganui Airport · New Zealand · 329 km / 204 mi · Air Chathams
- [GIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgs.md) Gisborne Airport · New Zealand · 335 km / 208 mi · Air New Zealand
- [PMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpm.md) Palmerston North Airport · New Zealand · 375 km / 233 mi · Air New Zealand
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 480 km / 298 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways
- [NSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzns.md) Nelson Airport · New Zealand · 495 km / 308 mi · Air New Zealand
- [BHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwb.md) Woodbourne Airport · New Zealand · 507 km / 315 mi · Air New Zealand
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 745 km / 463 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways
- [ZQN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzqn.md) Queenstown Airport · New Zealand · 1,024 km / 636 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways
- [CHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzci.md) Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport · New Zealand · 1,057 km / 657 mi · Air Chathams
- [DUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzdn.md) Dunedin International Airport · New Zealand · 1,062 km / 660 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways
- [IVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nznv.md) Invercargill Airport · New Zealand · 1,174 km / 729 mi · Air New Zealand
- [NOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nwww.md) La Tontouta International Airport · New Caledonia · 1,860 km / 1,156 mi · Air New Zealand, Aircalin
- [TBU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nftf.md) Fua'amotu International Airport · Tonga · 2,005 km / 1,246 mi · Air New Zealand
- [NAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nffn.md) Nadi International Airport · Fiji · 2,156 km / 1,340 mi · Air New Zealand, Fiji Airways
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 2,159 km / 1,342 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways
- [WSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0539.md) Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport · Australia · 2,202 km / 1,368 mi · Air New Zealand
- [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 2,216 km / 1,377 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways
- [VLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvvv.md) Bauerfield International Airport · Vanuatu · 2,239 km / 1,391 mi · Solomon Airlines
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 2,295 km / 1,426 mi · Solomon Airlines, Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways, Qantas Airways, China Airlines, Jetstar Airways
- [MCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybsu.md) Sunshine Coast Airport · Australia · 2,347 km / 1,458 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [IUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/niue.md) Niue International Airport · Niue · 2,488 km / 1,546 mi · Air New Zealand
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 2,637 km / 1,639 mi · Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways
- [APW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nsfa.md) Faleolo International Airport · Samoa · 2,892 km / 1,797 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways
- [RAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncrg.md) Rarotonga International Airport · Cook Islands · 3,014 km / 1,873 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways
- [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 3,251 km / 2,020 mi · Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways
- [HIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aggh.md) Honiara International Airport · Solomon Islands · 3,406 km / 2,116 mi · Solomon Airlines
- [PPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ntaa.md) Fa'a'ā International Airport · French Polynesia · 4,094 km / 2,544 mi · Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui
- [POM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aypy.md) Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Papua New Guinea · 4,131 km / 2,567 mi · Air Niugini
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 5,336 km / 3,316 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways
- [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 6,740 km / 4,188 mi · Air New Zealand
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 7,089 km / 4,405 mi · Air New Zealand
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 8,408 km / 5,224 mi · Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 8,703 km / 5,408 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 8,837 km / 5,491 mi · Air New Zealand
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 8,890 km / 5,524 mi · Air New Zealand, China Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 9,170 km / 5,698 mi · Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 9,204 km / 5,719 mi · Hainan Airlines
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 9,241 km / 5,742 mi · Hainan Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 9,368 km / 5,821 mi · Air New Zealand, China Eastern Airlines
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 9,653 km / 5,998 mi · LATAM Chile
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 9,656 km / 6,000 mi · Korean Air
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 10,263 km / 6,377 mi · Hainan Airlines
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 10,312 km / 6,408 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 10,425 km / 6,478 mi · Air China
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 10,466 km / 6,503 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 10,487 km / 6,516 mi · Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 10,510 km / 6,531 mi · United Airlines, Air New Zealand
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 11,361 km / 7,059 mi · Air New Zealand
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 11,944 km / 7,422 mi · Air New Zealand
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 14,199 km / 8,823 mi · Emirates
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 14,215 km / 8,833 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 14,534 km / 9,031 mi · Qatar Airways

### Seasonal (9)

- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 2,159 km / 1,342 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [MCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybsu.md) Sunshine Coast Airport · Australia · 2,347 km / 1,458 mi · Air New Zealand
- [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 2,402 km / 1,493 mi · Air New Zealand
- [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 3,251 km / 2,020 mi · Qantas Airways
- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 3,620 km / 2,249 mi · Air New Zealand
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 9,377 km / 5,827 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 10,487 km / 6,516 mi · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 11,361 km / 7,059 mi · Air Canada
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 11,986 km / 7,448 mi · American Airlines

### Cargo (11)

- [PMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpm.md) Palmerston North Airport · New Zealand · 375 km / 233 mi · Texel Air Australasia, Parcelair
- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 745 km / 463 mi · Tasman Cargo Airlines, Texel Air Australasia, Parcelair, ASL Airlines Australia, Qantas Freight
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 2,159 km / 1,342 mi · Tasman Cargo Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Atlas Air, FedEx Express, ASL Airlines Australia, Qantas Freight
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 2,637 km / 1,639 mi · Tasman Cargo Airlines, ASL Airlines Australia, Qantas Freight
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 7,089 km / 4,405 mi · Atlas Air, FedEx Express, Qantas Freight
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 9,170 km / 5,698 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 9,300 km / 5,779 mi · China Southern Airlines, FedEx Express
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 9,695 km / 6,024 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 10,487 km / 6,516 mi · FedEx Express, Qantas Freight
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 10,527 km / 6,541 mi · FedEx Express
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 13,184 km / 8,192 mi · Qantas Freight

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AKL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 45
- CV [Air Chathams](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-chathams) · 3
- AWK [Airwork](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airwork)
- VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia)

### Passenger (23)

- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 10
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 8
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 4
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 4
- HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 3
- IE [Solomon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/solomon-airlines) · 3
- TN [Air Tahiti Nui](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tahiti-nui) · 2
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 2
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1
- PX [Air Niugini](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-niugini) · 1
- SB [Aircalin](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aircalin) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 · seasonal
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- FJ [Fiji Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fiji-airways) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (9)

- QF [Qantas Freight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-freight) · 6
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 5
- PH [ASL Airlines Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asl-airlines-australia) · 3
- HJ [Tasman Cargo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tasman-cargo-airlines) · 3
- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 2
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 2
- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 2
- APK [Parcelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/parcelair) · 2
- TNZ [Texel Air Australasia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/texel-air-australasia) · 2

Former hub of [Air Freight NZ](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-freight-nz), [Air Nelson](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-nelson), [Eagle Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eagle-airways), [Fly My Sky](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-my-sky), [Freedom Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freedom-air-fom).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 21.1M (2019) | #112 of 3,974 | #3 in Oceania | #1 in NZ |
| Longest runway | 3,635 m / 11,926 ft | #365 of 29,858 | #6 in Oceania | #1 in NZ |
| Elevation | 7 m / 23 ft | =41,032 of 43,403 | =1,986 in Oceania | #150 in NZ |
| Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =10 in Oceania | #1 in NZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =41 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.800 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [AMZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzar.md) Ardmore Airport · 17 km / 10 mi
- [NZWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwp.md) RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai · 29 km / 18 mi
- [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · 107 km / 66 mi
- [WRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwr.md) Whangarei Airport · 143 km / 89 mi
- [TRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nztg.md) Tauranga Airport · 145 km / 90 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Auckland Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Auckland_Airport&oldid=1375122464), revision of 16 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa/data