Auckland International Airport (AKL)
A working profile of Auckland International Airport in Auckland, New Zealand: identifiers, location, the destinations served by scheduled flights, and the airlines that operate there.
Quick facts
- Full name: Auckland International Airport
- Serves: Auckland, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -37.0081, 174.7920
- Elevation: 23 ft
- Time zone: Pacific/Auckland
Auckland International Airport sits inside the air network of New Zealand. It shows 96 distinct scheduled departures across 45 destinations and 25 operating carriers in the OpenFlights routes table. Whether it works as a primary hub, a focus city, or a regional feeder depends on the size of those numbers. The bigger they get, the more likely the airport supports connecting traffic on top of its point-to-point passengers.
Destinations from AKL
Destinations are listed in order of how many distinct airline codes serve them. Click any code for the destination's own airport profile, or jump to the dedicated route page.
| IATA | Destination | City | Country | Route | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYD | Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport | Sydney | Australia | AKL→SYD | 10 |
| BNE | Brisbane International Airport | Brisbane | Australia | AKL→BNE | 7 |
| MEL | Melbourne International Airport | Melbourne | Australia | AKL→MEL | 7 |
| PPT | Faa'a International Airport | Papeete | French Polynesia | AKL→PPT | 4 |
| SIN | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | Singapore | AKL→SIN | 3 |
| NAN | Nadi International Airport | Nandi | Fiji | AKL→NAN | 3 |
| ADL | Adelaide International Airport | Adelaide | Australia | AKL→ADL | 3 |
| OOL | Gold Coast Airport | Coolangatta | Australia | AKL→OOL | 3 |
| NRT | Narita International Airport | Tokyo | Japan | AKL→NRT | 3 |
| PVG | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Shanghai | China | AKL→PVG | 2 |
| HKG | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | AKL→HKG | 2 |
| CHC | Christchurch International Airport | Christchurch | New Zealand | AKL→CHC | 2 |
| DUD | Dunedin Airport | Dunedin | New Zealand | AKL→DUD | 2 |
| WLG | Wellington International Airport | Wellington | New Zealand | AKL→WLG | 2 |
| ZQN | Queenstown International Airport | Queenstown International | New Zealand | AKL→ZQN | 2 |
| SCL | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | Santiago | Chile | AKL→SCL | 2 |
| VLI | Bauerfield International Airport | Port-vila | Vanuatu | AKL→VLI | 2 |
| APW | Faleolo International Airport | Faleolo | Samoa | AKL→APW | 2 |
| CNS | Cairns International Airport | Cairns | Australia | AKL→CNS | 2 |
| LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles | United States | AKL→LAX | 2 |
| NOU | La Tontouta International Airport | Noumea | New Caledonia | AKL→NOU | 2 |
| PER | Perth International Airport | Perth | Australia | AKL→PER | 2 |
| RAR | Rarotonga International Airport | Avarua | Cook Islands | AKL→RAR | 2 |
| SFO | San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco | United States | AKL→SFO | 2 |
| TBU | Fua'amotu International Airport | Tongatapu | Tonga | AKL→TBU | 2 |
| BKK | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bangkok | Thailand | AKL→BKK | 2 |
| CAN | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Guangzhou | China | AKL→CAN | 1 |
| ICN | Incheon International Airport | Seoul | South Korea | AKL→ICN | 1 |
| KUL | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | AKL→KUL | 1 |
| BHE | Woodbourne Airport | Woodbourne | New Zealand | AKL→BHE | 1 |
| GIS | Gisborne Airport | Gisborne | New Zealand | AKL→GIS | 1 |
| HLZ | Hamilton International Airport | Hamilton | New Zealand | AKL→HLZ | 1 |
| KAT | Kaitaia Airport | Kaitaia | New Zealand | AKL→KAT | 1 |
| KKE | Kerikeri Airport | Kerikeri | New Zealand | AKL→KKE | 1 |
| NPE | Hawke's Bay Airport | NAPIER | New Zealand | AKL→NPE | 1 |
| NPL | New Plymouth Airport | New Plymouth | New Zealand | AKL→NPL | 1 |
| NSN | Nelson Airport | Nelson | New Zealand | AKL→NSN | 1 |
| PMR | Palmerston North Airport | Palmerston North | New Zealand | AKL→PMR | 1 |
| PPQ | Paraparaumu Airport | Paraparaumu | New Zealand | AKL→PPQ | 1 |
| ROT | Rotorua Regional Airport | Rotorua | New Zealand | AKL→ROT | 1 |
| TRG | Tauranga Airport | Tauranga | New Zealand | AKL→TRG | 1 |
| TUO | Taupo Airport | Taupo | New Zealand | AKL→TUO | 1 |
| WAG | Wanganui Airport | Wanganui | New Zealand | AKL→WAG | 1 |
| WHK | Whakatane Airport | Whakatane | New Zealand | AKL→WHK | 1 |
| WRE | Whangarei Airport | Whangarei | New Zealand | AKL→WRE | 1 |
Airlines operating at AKL
Carriers ranked by the number of routes they file from this airport.
| IATA | Airline | Country | Routes from AKL |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ | Air New Zealand | New Zealand | 39 |
| VA | Virgin Australia | Australia | 10 |
| JQ | Jetstar Airways | Australia | 9 |
| QF | Qantas | Australia | 6 |
| TN | Air Tahiti Nui | France | 4 |
| AA | American Airlines | United States | 3 |
| EK | Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| CI | China Airlines | Taiwan | 2 |
| LA | LAN Airlines | Chile | 2 |
| MU | China Eastern Airlines | China | 2 |
| UA | United Airlines | United States | 2 |
| CA | Air China | China | 1 |
| CX | Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong SAR of China | 1 |
| CZ | China Southern Airlines | China | 1 |
| ET | Ethiopian Airlines | Ethiopia | 1 |
| FJ | Air Pacific | Fiji | 1 |
| KE | Korean Air | Republic of Korea | 1 |
| MH | Malaysia Airlines | Malaysia | 1 |
| NF | Air Vanuatu | Vanuatu | 1 |
| NH | All Nippon Airways | Japan | 1 |
| OZ | Asiana Airlines | Republic of Korea | 1 |
| SB | Air Caledonie International | France | 1 |
| SQ | Singapore Airlines Cargo | Singapore | 1 |
| TG | Thai Airways International | Thailand | 1 |
| TK | Turkish Airlines | Turkey | 1 |
Inbound origin airports
Where flights into AKL typically originate, ranked by the number of operators on file.
| IATA | Origin airport | City | Country | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYD | Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport | Sydney | Australia | 11 |
| BNE | Brisbane International Airport | Brisbane | Australia | 8 |
| MEL | Melbourne International Airport | Melbourne | Australia | 8 |
| PPT | Faa'a International Airport | Papeete | French Polynesia | 4 |
| NAN | Nadi International Airport | Nandi | Fiji | 4 |
| HNL | Daniel K Inouye International Airport | Honolulu | United States | 4 |
| ADL | Adelaide International Airport | Adelaide | Australia | 4 |
| HKG | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 3 |
| SIN | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | Singapore | 3 |
| OOL | Gold Coast Airport | Coolangatta | Australia | 3 |
| NRT | Narita International Airport | Tokyo | Japan | 3 |
| APW | Faleolo International Airport | Faleolo | Samoa | 3 |
| CNS | Cairns International Airport | Cairns | Australia | 3 |
| LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles | United States | 3 |
| PER | Perth International Airport | Perth | Australia | 3 |
| RAR | Rarotonga International Airport | Avarua | Cook Islands | 3 |
| SFO | San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco | United States | 3 |
| YVR | Vancouver International Airport | Vancouver | Canada | 2 |
| PVG | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Shanghai | China | 2 |
| CHC | Christchurch International Airport | Christchurch | New Zealand | 2 |
| DUD | Dunedin Airport | Dunedin | New Zealand | 2 |
| WLG | Wellington International Airport | Wellington | New Zealand | 2 |
| ZQN | Queenstown International Airport | Queenstown International | New Zealand | 2 |
| SCL | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | Santiago | Chile | 2 |
| VLI | Bauerfield International Airport | Port-vila | Vanuatu | 2 |
| NOU | La Tontouta International Airport | Noumea | New Caledonia | 2 |
| TBU | Fua'amotu International Airport | Tongatapu | Tonga | 2 |
| BKK | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bangkok | Thailand | 2 |
| CAN | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Guangzhou | China | 1 |
| SUV | Nausori International Airport | Nausori | Fiji | 1 |
| ICN | Incheon International Airport | Seoul | South Korea | 1 |
| KUL | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1 |
| BHE | Woodbourne Airport | Woodbourne | New Zealand | 1 |
| GIS | Gisborne Airport | Gisborne | New Zealand | 1 |
| HLZ | Hamilton International Airport | Hamilton | New Zealand | 1 |
| IUE | Niue International Airport | Alofi | Niue | 1 |
| KAT | Kaitaia Airport | Kaitaia | New Zealand | 1 |
| KKE | Kerikeri Airport | Kerikeri | New Zealand | 1 |
| NLK | Norfolk Island International Airport | Norfolk Island | Norfolk Island | 1 |
| NPE | Hawke's Bay Airport | NAPIER | New Zealand | 1 |
| NPL | New Plymouth Airport | New Plymouth | New Zealand | 1 |
| NSN | Nelson Airport | Nelson | New Zealand | 1 |
| PMR | Palmerston North Airport | Palmerston North | New Zealand | 1 |
| PPQ | Paraparaumu Airport | Paraparaumu | New Zealand | 1 |
| ROT | Rotorua Regional Airport | Rotorua | New Zealand | 1 |
| TRG | Tauranga Airport | Tauranga | New Zealand | 1 |
| TUO | Taupo Airport | Taupo | New Zealand | 1 |
| WAG | Wanganui Airport | Wanganui | New Zealand | 1 |
| WHK | Whakatane Airport | Whakatane | New Zealand | 1 |
| WRE | Whangarei Airport | Whangarei | New Zealand | 1 |
How to read this page
The destinations table is the core of an airport profile. It tells you, at a glance, where you can fly directly from AKL on a published schedule. The "operators" column doesn't measure frequency. It measures how many distinct airline codes file the route. So a "3" means three different carriers list AKL to that destination, even if one of them runs the route many times a day while the others only manage it weekly. For practical trip planning, use the table as a starting list and confirm the airline's own schedule for your travel dates.
The airline list shows which carriers treat AKL as part of their network. Many will be foreign carriers running one or two flights, while a handful will use the airport as a base. To see where those carriers fly elsewhere, click through to any airline page. Each airline profile includes a route sample drawn from the same dataset.