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]

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