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New Zealand Flight Route Map | Airlines, Routes and Airports for Travelers

New Zealand has 26 airports with regular flights. Explore the flight route map to check routes, airlines, and airports for your travel planning.

If you tap/click on the airport's location on the map or choose the link with the airport name or airline name, you can view the route map for the selected airport. The size of the circles on the map represents the number of departing flights from each airport.

Last updated: January 18, 2025

Table of contents: Ranking of Airports in New Zealand by Number of Routes; List of domestic airports; North Island airports; South Island airports; List of airlines in New Zealand

Ranking of Airports in New Zealand by Number of Routes

There are 26 airports in New Zealand with regular flights. Additionally, 3 airlines based in New Zealand operate scheduled flights.

Airport Ranking by Number of Routes
Rank	Route	Airport Name
1st	73	Auckland Airport
2nd	32	Christchurch Airport
3rd	24	Wellington Airport
4th	15	Queenstown Airport
5th	4	Nelson Airport (New Zealand)
6th	4	Woodbourne Airport
7th	4	Dunedin Airport
8th	3	Hawkes Bay Airport
9th	3	Tauranga Airport
10th	3	New Plymouth Airport

North Island airports

Auckland Airport
Number of routes: 73 (1st in the country)
Departing flights: 177 flights/day
Number of airlines: 22
Air New Zealand (ANZ) operates the most routes.
Wellington Airport
Number of routes: 24 (3rd in the country)
Departing flights: 73 flights/day
Number of airlines: 4
Air New Zealand (ANZ) operates the most routes.
Nelson Airport (New Zealand)
Number of routes: 4 (5th in the country)
Departing flights: 23 flights/day
Number of airlines: 2
Air New Zealand (ANZ) operates the most routes.
Woodbourne Airport
Number of routes: 4 (6th in the country)
Departing flights: 14 flights/day
Number of airlines: 2
Air New Zealand (ANZ) operates the most routes.
Hawkes Bay Airport
Number of routes: 3 (8th in the country)
Departing flights: 13 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Tauranga Airport
Number of routes: 3 (9th in the country)
Departing flights: 12 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
New Plymouth Airport
Number of routes: 3 (10th in the country)
Departing flights: 8 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Rotorua Airport
Number of routes: 3 (11th in the country)
Departing flights: 7 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Palmerston North Airport
Number of routes: 2 (12th in the country)
Departing flights: 11 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Gisborne Airport
Number of routes: 2 (13th in the country)
Departing flights: 10 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Hamilton Airport (New Zealand)
Number of routes: 2 (14th in the country)
Departing flights: 6 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport
Number of routes: 2 (16th in the country)
Departing flights: 3 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air Chathams (CVA)
Kerikeri Airport
Number of routes: 1 (17th in the country)
Departing flights: 4 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Picton Aerodrome
Number of routes: 1 (18th in the country)
Departing flights: 3 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Sounds Air (SDA)
Hokitika Airport
Number of routes: 1 (21st in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Kapiti Coast Airport
Number of routes: 1 (21st in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air Chathams (CVA)
Richard Pearse Airport
Number of routes: 1 (21st in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Taupo Airport
Number of routes: 1 (21st in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)

South Island airports

Christchurch Airport
Number of routes: 32 (2nd in the country)
Departing flights: 80 flights/day
Number of airlines: 10
Air New Zealand (ANZ) operates the most routes.
Queenstown Airport
Number of routes: 15 (4th in the country)
Departing flights: 33 flights/day
Number of airlines: 4
Air New Zealand (ANZ) operates the most routes.
Dunedin Airport
Number of routes: 4 (7th in the country)
Departing flights: 9 flights/day
Number of airlines: 2
Air New Zealand (ANZ) operates the most routes.
Invercargill Airport
Number of routes: 2 (15th in the country)
Departing flights: 4 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Whanganui Airport
Number of routes: 1 (19th in the country)
Departing flights: 2 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air Chathams (CVA)
Whangarei Airport
Number of routes: 1 (19th in the country)
Departing flights: 2 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air New Zealand (ANZ)
Whakatane Airport
Number of routes: 1 (21st in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Air Chathams (CVA)
Wanaka Airport
Number of routes: 1 (21st in the country)
Departing flights: 1 flights/day
Number of airlines: 1
The only airline operating at the airport is Sounds Air (SDA)

List of airlines in New Zealand

There are 3 airlines based in New Zealand. Clicking on the company name will display a route map specific to that airline.

ANZ - Air New Zealand
Number of routes: 68 (1st in the country)
Departing flights: 405 flights/day
SDA - Sounds Air
Number of routes: 5 (2nd in the country)
Departing flights: 30 flights/day
CVA - Air Chathams
Number of routes: 4 (3rd in the country)
Departing flights: 12 flights/day