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Wellington International Airport

Wellington, New Zealand
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41 ft
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New Zealand's capital gateway, perched beside Cook Strait.

Opened
1959
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington International Airport serves the capital city of New Zealand and is the country's third-busiest airport by passenger traffic. Located in Rongotai, approximately 5 kilometres southeast of the Wellington city centre, it handles both domestic and international flights. The airport is known for its challenging wind conditions due to its exposed coastal location, earning a reputation as one of the windiest airports in the world. Its runway extends into Lyall Bay on reclaimed land, limiting its length and historically restricting long-haul operations. Wellington Airport is jointly owned by the Wellington City Council (34%), Infratil (66%), and has undergone significant expansion and modernisation over the decades. Debate over a potential runway extension to enable direct long-haul international services has been a recurring topic in New Zealand aviation.
Terminals
The airport operates a single integrated terminal building handling both domestic and international passengers, with a shared retail and dining precinct.
Getting to & from
Ground transport options include public buses, the Metlink regional bus network, taxis, ride-share services, and a direct SkyBus shuttle connecting the airport to Wellington city centre.
Airlines here
Air New Zealand is the dominant carrier and primary hub airline, with Jetstar, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, and Virgin Australia among other operators serving the airport.
Notable facts
  • ›The runway is only about 1,936 metres long, one of the shortest at a major international airport, limiting wide-body aircraft operations.
  • ›Wellington Airport is frequently cited as one of the windiest commercial airports in the world.
  • ›The terminal features a large Gollum figure suspended from the ceiling, a nod to New Zealand's film industry and the Lord of the Rings productions.
  • ›A long-running proposal to extend the runway by up to 300 metres has faced environmental and regulatory hurdles.
  • ›The airport handled approximately 5–6 million passengers annually in pre-COVID years.
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Route map (21 destinations)

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Routes

WLG → MELEK · 73H
WLG → SYDEK · 73H
WLG → AKLJQ · 320
WLG → CHCJQ · 320
WLG → MELMU · 73H
WLG → SYDMU · 73H
WLG → AKLNZ · 733 320
WLG → BHENZ · DH3 BEH
WLG → BNENZ · 73H
WLG → CHCNZ · 733 320
WLG → DUDNZ · 320 733
WLG → GISNZ · BEH
WLG → HLZNZ · AT7 DH3
WLG → IVCNZ · DH3
WLG → MELNZ · 320
WLG → NPENZ · DH3 AT7
WLG → NPLNZ · DH3
WLG → NSNNZ · DH3 AT7 BEH
WLG → PMRNZ · BEH
WLG → ROTNZ · DH3
WLG → SYDNZ · 320
WLG → TIUNZ · BEH
WLG → TRGNZ · DH3
WLG → TUONZ · BEH
WLG → WRENZ · BEH
WLG → WSZNZ · BEH
WLG → ZQNNZ · AT7
WLG → MELQF · 73H
WLG → SYDQF · 73H
WLG → BNEVA · 73H
WLG → MELVA · 320
WLG → SYDVA · 320
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Wellington Airport
Encyclopaedia

Wellington Airport — formerly known as Rongotai Aerodrome or Rongotai Airport — is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It lies 5.5 km south-east from the city centre. It is a hub for Air New Zealand and Sounds Air. Wellington International Airport Limited, a joint venture between Infratil and the Wellington City Council, operates the airport. Wellington is the third busiest airport in New Zealand after Auckland and Christchurch, handling a total of 3,455,858 passengers in the year ending June 2022, and the third busiest in terms of aircraft movements. The airport, in addition to linking many New Zealand destinations with national and regional carriers, also has links to major cities in eastern Australia. It is the home of some smaller general aviation businesses, including the Wellington Aero Club, which operates from the general aviation area on the western side of the runway.

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