New Zealand

New Zealand has 22 airports with published traffic data. Auckland, the busiest airport in New Zealand, handled 1,451,773 passengers in August 2026, according to Auckland Airport.

all traffic at the airport

Passengers at reporting airports, by month

Sum over the same 2 airports as the ranking below; periods where those airports report less than 98% of their traffic are left out. Domestic trips count at both ends.

Airports ranked

Period and source of each column

One row per airport, one column per measure. Each column is the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting; sort by any column.

  • Passengers · August 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (2). — all traffic at the airport. Source: Auckland.
  • Flights (arrivals + departures) · September 2026 — the most recent period with enough of the country's airports reporting (14). — collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count. Source: Avionio.

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#Airport PassengersAugust 2026Change vs last yearpassengersFlights (arrivals + departures)September 2026
1 Auckland International Airport 1,451,773▼ 2.6%–
2 Queenstown Airport 273,893▲ 8.0%–
3 Christchurch International Airport –3,755
4 Nelson Airport –918
5 Hawke's Bay Airport –665
6 Dunedin International Airport –513
7 Palmerston North Airport –511
8 New Plymouth Airport –436
9 Hamilton International Airport –416
10 Woodbourne Airport –312
11 Gisborne Airport –268
12 Invercargill Airport –252
13 Kerikeri Airport –149
14 Hokitika Airfield –76
15 Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport –26
16 Picton Aerodrome –7

Airports

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