# Queenstown Airport (ZQN / NZQN) **Queenstown Airport** (IATA: ZQN, ICAO: NZQN) is a large airport in Queenstown, Otago Region, New Zealand. It opened in Aug 1935. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,891 m (6,204 ft). In 2021 it handled 1.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzqn ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ZQN / NZQN - Type: Large airport - Serves: Queenstown, Otago Region, New Zealand - Opened: Aug 1935 - Elevation: 357 m / 1,171 ft - Coordinates: -45.0192, 168.7464 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 1,891 m / 6,204 ft - Passengers: 1,152,996 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland - Website: http://www.queenstownairport.co.nz/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queenstown_Airport (20 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1204970 - Weather station: NZQN - Ident: NZQN ## Timeline - Aug 1935: Queenstown Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 05/23 | 1,891 m / 6,204 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 076° / 256° | yes | | 14/32 | 890 m / 2,920 ft | 10 m / 33 ft | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 877,622 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 966,574 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,156,250 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,215,526 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,248,878 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,409,663 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,651,109 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,892,443 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,140,669 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 2,321,347 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,291,716 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,152,996 | Wikidata | ## Routes 9 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (9) - [MFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzmf.md) Milford Sound Airport · New Zealand · 75 km / 47 mi · Glenorchy Air - [SZS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzrc.md) Ryan's Creek Aerodrome · New Zealand · 215 km / 134 mi · Glenorchy Air - [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 346 km / 215 mi · Air New Zealand - [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 640 km / 398 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways - [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 1,024 km / 636 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 1,939 km / 1,205 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 2,147 km / 1,334 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 2,307 km / 1,434 mi · Jetstar Airways - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 2,401 km / 1,492 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia ### Seasonal (1) - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 2,401 km / 1,492 mi · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ZQN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 6 - JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 6 - QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 3 - VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 3 - [Glenorchy Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/glenorchy-air) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.2M (2021) | #767 of 3,974 | #25 in Oceania | #4 in NZ | | Longest runway | 1,891 m / 6,204 ft | =4,330 of 29,858 | #162 in Oceania | #10 in NZ | | Elevation | 357 m / 1,171 ft | =15,382 of 43,403 | #523 in Oceania | #22 in NZ | | Age | Opened 1935 | =593 of 15,079 | =22 in Oceania | #3 in NZ | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =28 in NZ | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | AFIS | FIS | 128.000 | | APP | Queenstown Approach | 125.750 | | ATIS | Queenstown ATIS | 126.400 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.100 | | DLV | Queenstown Delivery | 121.900 | | TWR | Queenstown Tower | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [WKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwf.md) Wanaka Airport · 51 km / 32 mi - [ALR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzlx.md) Alexandra Aerodrome · 53 km / 33 mi - [TEU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzmo.md) Manapouri Airport · 103 km / 64 mi - [TWZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzuk.md) Pukaki Airport · 139 km / 87 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: “Queenstown Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Queenstown_Airport&oldid=1366866404), revision of 30 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/nzqn/data