Where is ZQN airport?

ZQN is a large airport in Queenstown, Otago Region, New Zealand, at -45.0192, 168.7464, 357 m above sea level.

What time zone is ZQN in?

ZQN is in the Pacific/Auckland time zone, UTC+13 / UTC+12 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use ZQN?

2,321,347 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.

Queenstown Airport opened in 1935.

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ZQN — Queenstown Airport

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Large airport in Queenstown, New Zealand.

IATA code: ZQN
ICAO code: NZQN
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 2,321,347; 2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 4; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+13 / UTC+12; Pacific/Auckland
Elevation: 357 m; 1,171 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 1,891 m

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About ZQN

Queenstown Airport is a large airport serving Queenstown, New Zealand. It opened in 1935. 2,321,347 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 4 nonstop routes from ZQN.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from ZQN

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ZQN → SYD	Sydney, Australia	1,941 km	490,181
ZQN → MEL	Melbourne, Australia	2,151 km	282,311
ZQN → BNE	Brisbane, Australia	2,400 km	195,030
ZQN → OOL	Gold Coast, Australia	2,306 km	66,475

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, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
WKA	Wanaka Airport	Wanaka, New Zealand	51 km
DUD	Dunedin International Airport	Dunedin, New Zealand	152 km
IVC	Invercargill Airport	Invercargill, New Zealand	159 km
TIU	Timaru Airport	Timaru, New Zealand	212 km
HKK	Hokitika Airfield	Hokitika, New Zealand	313 km

Distance from ZQN to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ZQN → LHR	London, United Kingdom	18,938 km	—
ZQN → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	13,754 km	—
ZQN → CDG	Paris, France	18,879 km	—
ZQN → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	18,430 km	—
ZQN → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	16,775 km	—
ZQN → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	18,587 km	—
ZQN → JFK	New York, United States	15,012 km	—
ZQN → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,801 km	—
ZQN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,414 km	—
ZQN → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	8,164 km	—
ZQN → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,388 km	—
ZQN → DOH	Doha, Qatar	14,052 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
05/23	1,891 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
14/32	890 m	10 m	Asphalt	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Queenstown, Otago Region, New Zealand · -45.0192, 168.7464

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Questions

Queenstown Airport has the IATA code ZQN and the ICAO code NZQN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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