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.
15th June 2026 QACQueenstown Airport passenger numbers totals 240,036 in May 2026, up 7% compared to the same month last year.
8th June 2026 Air NZ / Jetstar / QACInternational arrivals and departures are expected to reach 1.066 million in FY26.
4th June 2026 QACQueenstown Airport has allocated $50,080 from the ZQN Community Fund to 15 grassroots organisations across the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago districts.
21st May 2026 DQ / QAC / TQQueenstown Airport and Destination Queenstown have joined Technology Queenstown as foundation members to help boost the technology ecosystem in the Queenstown Lakes District.
14th May 2026 QACQueenstown Airport is planning a major $60m programme of airfield works, including construction of a new heavy taxiway and resurfacing of the main runway.
15th April 2026 AIAL / QACBoth airports enjoyed good growth in international passenger numbers in March despite disruption caused by the outbreak of war in the Middle East.
