6th October 2026 Green Star / QACQueenstown Airport is targeting the district’s first Green Star-certified commercial building with its new $23m office development.
15th September 2026 QACQueenstown Airport handled 273,893 passengers in August 2026, an 8% increase on the same month last year.
10th September 2026 QAC / QTTQueenstown Airport will contribute $20,000 a year towards the development of the Whakatipu region’s trail network under a new partnership with Queenstown Trails Trust.
19th August 2026 QACInternational passenger movements exceeded one million for the first time.
19th August 2026 QACQueenstown Airport saw 278,373 passengers in July 2026, up 12% on the same month last year, according to part-owner Auckland Airport’s latest monthly traffic update.
19th August 2026 NZ Winegrowers / QACQueenstown Airport and New Zealand Winegrowers are co-hosting a Biosecurity Leadership Event on 28 August aimed at encouraging businesses to take a more active role in protecting New Zealand from pests and diseases.
15th July 2026 AIAL / QACBoth international and domestic passenger numbers fall in June year-on-year at the major gateway.
14th July 2026 QACQueenstown Airport has officially broken ground on a new heavy taxiway, marking the start of a $65m airfield upgrade that forms part of the airport’s largest infrastructure investment programme to date.
1st July 2026 Air NZ / QACAir New Zealand has launched its new seasonal Queenstown-Brisbane service, adding 16,500 seats to its trans-Tasman network over the winter season.
30th June 2026 QAC / QantasQantas is adding more than 15,000 seats to Queenstown over the 2026-27 summer peak, with the additional capacity spread across services from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
23rd June 2026 QACQueenstown Airport is expecting its busiest winter yet, with more than 785,000 passengers expected to travel through the airport between July and September this year, up 6.8% on Q3 2025.
16th June 2026 QACQueenstown Airport has appointed engineering and design consultancy Stantec and architecture firm Warren & Mahoney to help deliver a major transformation of the areas surrounding its terminal.
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