List of Air New Zealand destinations

This is a list of destinations served by Air New Zealand, the flagship air carrier of New Zealand. The airline serves 28[1] international passenger destinations in 16 countries and territories, along with 20 domestic destinations. Terminated destinations are also listed[2] (excluding those served only by its predecessors, TEAL and NAC).

In the first quarter of 2020, the airline stopped serving many international destinations for at least three months due to the impact of COVID-19.[3][4] The following is a list of Air New Zealand destinations as of March 2024:

List

Country/region City Airport Year started Year ended Notes Refs
American Samoa Pago Pago Pago Pago International Airport 1973 1979 Terminated [5][6]
Argentina Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport 2015 2020 Terminated [7][8]
Australia (New South Wales) Sydney Sydney Airport 1973 Present [9]
Australia (Norfolk Island) Norfolk Island Norfolk Island Airport 1947 2021 Terminated [9][10]
Australia (Queensland) Brisbane Brisbane Airport 1965 Present [9]
Cairns Cairns Airport 1987 Present Seasonal [9][11]
Gold Coast Gold Coast Airport 1995 Present [9]
Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Airport 2012 Present Seasonal [9]
Townsville Townsville Airport 1989 1993 Terminated
Australia (South Australia) Adelaide Adelaide Airport 1993 Present [9]
Australia (Tasmania) Hobart Hobart Airport 1983
2021
1996
Present
Seasonal [5][12][13][14]
Australia (Victoria) Melbourne Melbourne Airport 1973 Present [9]
Australia (Western Australia) Perth Perth Airport 1973 Present [9]
Canada Vancouver Vancouver International Airport 1986
2007
Unknown
Present
[9]
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport 2008 2012 Terminated [15]
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 2021 2023 Terminated [16]
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport 2006 Present [9]
Cook Islands Rarotonga Rarotonga International Airport 1973 Present [9]
Fiji Nadi Nadi International Airport 1951 Present [9]
Suva Nausori International Airport Unknown Unknown Terminated
French Polynesia Papeete Faa'a International Airport 1951 Present [9]
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport 1987 2001 Terminated [17]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport 1998 Present [9]
Kai Tak Airport 1966 1998 Airport closed [18]
Indonesia Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport 1991
2012
1995
Present
[9][19]
Japan Fukuoka Fukuoka Airport 2012 Unknown Terminated [20]
Hiroshima Hiroshima Airport 2012 Unknown Terminated [20]
Matsuyama Matsuyama Airport 2012 Unknown Terminated [20]
Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport 2012 Unknown Terminated [20]
Komaki Airport 1991 2005 Terminated [21]
Okinawa Naha Airport 2012 Unknown Terminated [20]
Osaka Kansai International Airport 1994
2016
2013
2020
Terminated [22][23][24]
Sendai Sendai Airport 2012 Unknown Terminated [20]
Shizuoka Shizuoka Airport 2012 Unknown Terminated [20]
Tokyo Haneda Airport 2017 2018 Terminated [25][26]
Narita International Airport 1980 Present [9]
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport 1990 1993 Terminated [21]
New Caledonia Noumea La Tontouta International Airport 1951
2025
2024
Present
[9][27][28][29]
New Zealand Auckland Auckland Airport 1965 Present Hub [9]
Whenuapai Airport 1947 1965 Airport closed [9]
Blenheim Woodbourne Airport 1947 Present [9]
Chatham Islands Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport 1992 1995 Terminated [30]
Christchurch Christchurch Airport 1947 Present Hub [9]
Dunedin Dunedin Airport 1962 Present [9]
Gisborne Gisborne Airport 1947 Present [9]
Greymouth Greymouth Airport 1947 Unknown Terminated [30]
Hamilton Hamilton Airport 1947 Present [9]
Hokitika Hokitika Airport 1947 Present [9]
Invercargill Invercargill Airport 1947 Present [9]
Kaikohe Kaikohe Aerodrome 1947 1970 Terminated
Kaitaia Kaitaia Airport 1967 2015 Terminated [30]
Kerikeri Kerikeri Airport 1972 Present [9]
Masterton Hood Aerodrome 2009 2014 Terminated [30]
Milford Sound Milford Sound Airport 1970 1992 Terminated [30]
Motueka Motueka Aerodrome 1984 Unknown Terminated [30]
Mount Cook Village Mount Cook Aerodrome 1966 2012 Terminated [30]
Napier Hawke's Bay Airport 1947 Present [9]
Nelson Nelson Airport 1947 Present [9]
New Plymouth New Plymouth Airport 1947 Present [9]
Oamaru Oamaru Airport 1966 2010 Terminated [30]
Palmerston North Palmerston North Airport 1947 Present [9]
Paraparaumu Kapiti Coast Airport 2011 2018 Terminated [31]
Queenstown Queenstown Airport 1993 Present [9]
Rotorua Rotorua Regional Airport 1948 Present [9]
Taupō Taupo Airport 1966 Present [9]
Tauranga Tauranga Airport 1947 Present [9]
Te Anau Te Anau Airport 1966 1992 Terminated [30]
Timaru Richard Pearse Airport 1957 Present [9]
Wānaka Wānaka Airport 2004 2013 Terminated [32][33]
Wellington Wellington International Airport 1959 Present Hub [9]
Westport Westport Airport 1947 2015 Terminated [34]
Whakatāne Whakatāne Airport 1961 2015 Terminated [34]
Whanganui Whanganui Airport 1954 2016 Terminated [35]
Whangārei Whangarei Airport 1947 Present [9]
Niue Alofi Niue International Airport 2010 Present [9]
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Port Moresby International Airport 1982 1985 Terminated [5]
Philippines Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport 1966 1975 Terminated [5]
Samoa Apia Faleolo International Airport 1979 Present [9]
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport 1981
2015
2006
Present
[36]
Paya Lebar Airport 1966 1981 Terminated [37]
South Korea Seoul Gimpo International Airport 1993 1998 Terminated [38]
Incheon International Airport 2019 2025 Suspended [39][40][41][42]
Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International Airport 1991
2018
2006
Present
[43]
Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport 1990 1997 Terminated [21]
Tonga Nukuʻalofa Fuaʻamotu International Airport 1951 Present [9]
United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport 1982 1994 Terminated [44]
Heathrow Airport 1994 2020 Terminated [9][45][8]
United States Chicago O'Hare International Airport 2018 2024 Suspended [46][47]
Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 1987 1989 Terminated [48]
Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport 1965 Present [9]
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport 2015 Present [49]
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport 1965 Present [9]
New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport 2022 Present [50][8][51][52]
San Francisco San Francisco International Airport 2004 Present [9]
Vanuatu Port Vila Bauerfield International Airport 2007 2015 Terminated [53]
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport 2016 2018 Terminated [26]

Notes

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