# Dunedin International Airport (DUD / NZDN)

**Dunedin International Airport** (IATA: DUD, ICAO: NZDN) is a medium airport in Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand. It opened in 1962. It has one runway, 1,900 m (6,234 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 627 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DUD / NZDN
- Type: Medium airport
- Owner: Dunedin City Council
- Serves: Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand
- Opened: 1962
- Elevation: 1 m / 4 ft
- Coordinates: -45.9290, 170.1978
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,900 m / 6,234 ft
- Passengers: 626,619 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://www.dnairport.co.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunedin_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364375
- Weather station: NZDN
- Ident: NZDN

## Timeline

- 1962: Dunedin International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,900 m / 6,234 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 056° / 236° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 776,508 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 857,951 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 853,097 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 861,982 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 909,614 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 973,089 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,035,645 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,077,475 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 793,556 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 761,649 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 626,619 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 328 km / 204 mi · Air New Zealand
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 632 km / 393 mi · Air New Zealand
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 1,062 km / 660 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways
- [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 2,458 km / 1,527 mi · Jetstar Airways

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- MD [Mainland Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mainland-air)

### Passenger (2)

- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 3
- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 627K (2022) | #1,021 of 3,974 | #29 in Oceania | #6 in NZ |
| Longest runway | 1,900 m / 6,234 ft | =4,284 of 29,858 | =152 in Oceania | #9 in NZ |
| Elevation | 1 m / 4 ft | =43,124 of 43,403 | =2,283 in Oceania | =176 in NZ |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =100 in Oceania | #11 in NZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =41 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | CHRISTCHURCH CON | 129.300 |
| APP | APP | 120.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.450 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [NZTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzti.md) Taieri Aerodrome · 15 km / 9.2 mi
- [NZBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzba.md) Balclutha Aerodrome · 49 km / 31 mi
- [NZRX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzrx.md) Roxburgh Aerodrome · 83 km / 51 mi
- [NZ-0021](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nz-0021.md) Glenshe Airstrip · 99 km / 61 mi
- [ALR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzlx.md) Alexandra Aerodrome · 103 km / 64 mi
- [NZGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzgc.md) Gore3 Airport · 103 km / 64 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: “Dunedin Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dunedin_Airport&oldid=1363034298), revision of 7 Jul 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/nzdn/data