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Auckland International Airport



Officially opened by the Governor General Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson during a spectacular airshow 29 January 1966.

Situated 21km (14 miles) from Auckland's central business district, about 35 mins by car.

Airport Reference Point (ARP) Latitude 37? 00?29?South, Longitude 174? 47?30?East. (WGS84 Co-ordinates)

International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) code NZAA.

Runway details runway and associated taxiways and aprons. Direction 23L/05R magnetic. Length 3,635m. Width 45.7m. Area of aircraft paving 70 hectares.

Apron parking:

  • 24 domestic aircraft
  • 21 international aircraft

Regarded by pilots
as having one of the best approaches of any airport in the world.

Twenty four hours a day operation. A "no curfew" airport.

Approximately 8,000 staff are employed on airport.

Largest and busiest airport in New Zealand, based on total passengers and cargo.

One of the 10 largest companies listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange.

Retail 94 retail outlets in the passenger terminals, 77 in the Jean Batten International Terminal.

Land Ownership Total land area in excess of 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres).

New Zealand's second largest port in terms of value of goods handled.

Estimated impact on NZ Gross domestic product (GDP) 14 percent.

International Airlines Servicing Auckland Aerolineas Argentinas, Aircalin, Air Canada*, Air New Zealand, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Vanuatu, American Airlines*, Asiana Airlines, British Airways*, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, EVA Air*, Freedom Air, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines*, Korean Air, Lan Chile, Lufthansa Airlines*, Malaysia Airlines, Mexicana Airlines*, Polynesian Airlines, Qantas Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Tongan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International, United Airlines*.
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