AKL — Auckland International Airport
- IATA code
- AKL
- ICAO code
- NZAA
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 21,111,613
- 2019 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 20
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+13 / UTC+12
- Pacific/Auckland
- Elevation
- 7 m
- 23 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,635 m
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About AKL
Auckland International Airport is a large airport serving Auckland, New Zealand. It opened in 1928. 21,111,613 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 20 nonstop routes from AKL.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from AKL
| Route | Distance | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AKL → SYD | 2,164 km | 1,321,410 |
| AKL → MEL | 2,643 km | 1,091,173 |
| AKL → BNE | 2,298 km | 925,736 |
| AKL → LAX | 10,468 km | 379,258 |
| AKL → OOL | 2,219 km | 329,496 |
| AKL → PER | 5,347 km | 267,707 |
| AKL → SFO | 10,488 km | 234,097 |
| AKL → JFK | 14,208 km | 148,789 |
| AKL → IAH | 11,934 km | 128,821 |
| AKL → ICN | 9,630 km | 60,270 (6 mo) |
| AKL → HNL | 7,063 km | 96,035 |
| AKL → ADL | 3,258 km | 94,215 |
| AKL → SCL | 9,674 km | 90,619 |
| AKL → MCY | 2,349 km | 59,533 |
| AKL → DFW | 11,974 km | 56,236 |
| AKL → CNS | 3,619 km | 34,536 |
| AKL → HBA | 2,408 km | 21,011 |
| AKL → PIT | 13,692 km | 212 |
| AKL → BOS | 14,487 km | 203 |
| AKL → DTW | 13,525 km | 124 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at AKL on flights to and from the US
- NZ Air New Zealand · 2,763 flights
- QF Qantas Airways · 527 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 486 flights
- AA American Airlines · 444 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 368 flights
- AS Alaska Airlines · 95 flights
- HA Hawaiian Airlines · 39 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| GBZ | Great Barrier Aerodrome | 105 km |
| HLZ | Hamilton International Airport | 107 km |
| WRE | Whangarei Airport | 143 km |
| TRG | Tauranga Airport | 145 km |
Distance from AKL to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 3,635 m | 45 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand · -37.0120, 174.7863
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