| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations
 | Ceased operations
 | Notes | 
|---|
| A | 
| Adastra Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1966 | 1971 | Established as Adastra in 1953. Acquired by James Aviation. Operated Cessna 185, Piper Apache  [3] | 
| Aerial Charter (Southland) |  |  |  |  | 1976 | 1982 | Operated Piper Twin Comanche | 
| Air Albatross |  |  |  |  | 1981 | 1985 | Operated Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner  [4] | 
| Air Auckland |   |  | HKI | HAURAKI | 2008 | 2023 |  | 
| Air Cargo New Zealand |  | KC | KIC |  | 1997 | 1997 | [5] | 
| Air Central (1982) |  |  |  |  | 1982 | 1983 | Founded by Peter Matich. Established as Air Central in 1966. Merged into Eagle Airways  [6] | 
| Air Charter Timaru |  |  |  |  | 1979 | 1980 | Renamed Air Timaru  [7] | 
| Air Coromandel |  |  |  |  | 1993 | 2003 | Merged into Great Barrier Airlines. Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 207, GAF Nomad, BN-2 Islander  [8] | 
| Air Direct |  |  |  |  | 1993 | 1998 | Operated Piper Aztec | 
| Air Discovery |  |  |  |  | 2005 | 2012 | Founded by David Irvine. Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Arrow, Cessna 172, Cessna 207 | 
| Air Freight NZ |   | OG | AFN | AIR FREIGHT | 1989 | 2016 |  | 
| Air Hamilton |  |  |  |  | 1981 | 1984 | Founded by David Irvine. Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Arrow, Cessna 172, Beech Baron | 
| Air Kaitaia |  |  |  |  | 2000 | 2003 | Subsidiary of Mountain Air. Operated BN-2 Islander, Piper Aztec  [9] | 
| Air Kapiti |  |  |  |  | 2002 | 2003 | Operated Piper Chieftain  [10] | 
| Air Marlborough |  |  |  |  | 1992 | 1999 | Founded by Allan Graham. Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Arrow, GAF Nomad  [11] | 
| Air National |   |  | NTL | NATIONAL | 1988 | 2011 |  | 
|
| Air Nelson |   | NZ | RLK | LINK | 1979 | 2019 | Merged into parent Air New Zealand | 
| Air North |  | GD |  |  | 1972 | 1977 | Merged with Akarana Air to form Nationwide Air. Operated de Havilland Heron  [12] | 
| Air North Shore |  |  |  |  | 1970s | 1993 | Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 206, Piper Cherokee, Partenavia P.68 | 
| Air Post |   |  | PST | POST | 1990 | 2013 |  | 
| Air Timaru |  |  |  |  | 1980 | 1988 | Established as Air Charter Timaru in 1979. Acquired by Air Safaris. Operated Piper Navajo  [13] | 
| Air Tours Kaikoura |  |  |  |  | 1997 | 1999 | Established by the Kaikoura Aero Club. Merged with Whale Watch Air and renamed to Wings Over Whales. Operated GAF Nomad  [14] | 
| Air Travel (NZ) Ltd |   |  |  |  | 1934 | 1947 |  | 
| Air Wairarapa |  |  |  |  | 2002 | 2003 | Operated Piper Chieftain  [15] | 
| Air West Coast |   |  |  |  | 2002 | 2009 |  | 
| Air2there |   | F8 | ATT | AIRTOTHERE | 2004 | 2018 | [16] | 
| Airland (NZ) |  |  |  |  | 1963 | 1977 | Crop dusting. Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar  [17] | 
| Akarana Air |  |  |  |  | 1972 | 1978 | Established as Tasman Air Services in 1968. Merged with Air North to form Nationwide Air. Operated Piper Aztec  [18] | 
| Alpine Air Services |  |  |  |  | 2000 | 2005 | Founded by Charles and Helen Thompson. Operated Piper Seneca, Cessna Skylane | 
| Amphibian Airways |  |  |  |  | 1951 | 1961 | Merged into Ritchie Air Services. Operated Grumman Widgeon  [19] | 
| Ansett New Zealand |   | ZQ | NZA | ANZA | 1987 | 2000 |  | 
| Aotearoa Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1997 | 1997 | Founded by Steve and Donna Stanaway. Operated Piper Chieftain, Cessna Stationair  [20] | 
| Ardmore Air Charter |  |  |  |  | 1984 | 1986 | Operated Partenavia P.68, Cessna Skyhawk | 
| Arrow Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1922 | 1923 | Founded by Maurice ‘Buck’ Buckley. Operated Avro 504K [21] | 
| Aspiring Air |  | OI |  | ASPIRING | 1974 | 2015 |  | 
| Associated Air |  |  |  |  | 1982 | 1989 | Founded by Harry Jenkins. Established as Associated Aviation in 1975. Renamed to Associated Airlines  [22] | 
| Associated Air Charter |  |  |  |  | 1979 | 1982 | Founded by Harry Jenkins. Established as Associated Aviation in 1975. Renamed to Associated Air  [23] | 
| Associated Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1989 | 1998 | Founded by Harry Jenkins. Established as Associated Aviation in 1975 [24] | 
| Astral Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1987 | 1991 | Subsidiary of S. M. Andrews and Associates Ltd. Operated Dornier 228, Cessna Skyhawk  [25] | 
| B | 
| Bay of Plenty Airways |  |  |  |  | 1958 | 1961 | Founded by Alfred W. Bartlett. Established as Tauranga Air Services in 1956. Operated Cessna 182, de Havilland Dove, Aero Commander 680  [26] | 
| Bell Air (Bell-Air Executive Air Travel) |  |  |  |  | 1968 | 1996 | Founded by Graeme Bell. Operated Aero Commander 500, Cessna 185, Cessna 207, Piper Aztec  [27]  [28] | 
| Buckley Air |  |  |  |  | 1995 | 1996 | Operated Piper Aerostar, Partenavia P.68 | 
| C | 
| Canterbury Aviation Company |  |  |  |  | 1917 | 1923 | Founded by Henry Wigram. Operated Caudron biplane [29] | 
| Capital Air |  |  |  |  | 2006 | 2009 | Renamed to Golden Bay Air  [30] | 
| Capital Air Services |  | CN |  |  | 1970 | 1978 | Subsidiary of Wellington Aero Club. Renamed to James Air  [31] | 
| Chatham Airlink |  |  |  |  | 1996 | 1998 | Operated Fairchild Metroliner | 
| CityJet |  |  |  |  | 1999 | 1999 |  | 
| Classic Air |  |  | CLS |  | 1986 | 1986 | Renamed to Fieldair Freight. Operated Douglas DC-3  [32] | 
| Coastair |  |  |  |  | 1985 | 2013 | Subsidiary of Ashburton Air Services. Operated Cessna Titan, DHC-6 Twin Otter  [33] | 
| Coastal Airways |  |  |  |  | 1958 | 1958 | Operated De Havilland DH.89B Dominie | 
| Cook Strait Airways |  |  |  |  | 1935 | 1947 | Subsidiary of Union Airways of New Zealand | 
| Cookson Air |  |  |  |  | 1985 | 1995 | Founded by William Bolton Cookson. Established as Cookson Airspread in 1953 [34] | 
| D | 
| Dominion Airways |  |  |  |  | 1929 | 1931 | Operated Desoutter Mk.II  [35] | 
| E | 
| Eagle Airways |   | NZ | EAG | EAGLE | 1969 | 2016 |  | 
| East Air |  |  |  |  | 1984 | 1985 | Operated Piper Navajo, Partenavia P.68, Piper Chieftain | 
| East Coast Airways |  |  |  |  | 1935 | 1947 | Subsidiary of Union Airways of New Zealand | 
| Eastern Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1996 | 2000 | Rodger McCutcheon, built the Eastern Flight Centre FBO and started Eastern. Merged into NZ Aerial Mapping. Operated Piper Cheyenne, Cessna 421 | 
| F | 
| Fieldair |  |  |  |  | 1989 | 2002 | Took over Speedlink Parcel. Operated Convair 580, Douglas DC-3  [36] | 
| Fieldair Freight |  |  |  |  | 1986 | 1993 | Formed acquiring Classic Air. Operated Douglas DC-3  [37] | 
| Flight Corporation (Flightcorp) |  |  |  |  | 1991 | 2011 | Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Seneca, Cessna 206, Cessna 172 | 
| Flight Hauraki |  |  | HKI |  | 2008 | 2018 |  | 
| Float Air Picton |  |  |  |  | 1974 | 1981 | Operated Lake Buccaneer, Cessna 206 | 
| Fly My Sky |   |  |  | ISLAND | 2007 | 2021 | [38] | 
| flyDirect |  |  |  |  | 2010 | 2010 |  | 
| FlyStark |  |  |  |  | 2014 | 2018 | Operated Cessna 172, GippsAero GA8 Airvan | 
| Foxpine Air Charter |  |  |  |  | 1979 | 1993 | Operated Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Twin Comanche, Piper Seneca | 
| Freedom Air |   | SJ | FOM | FREE AIR | 1995 | 2008 | Merged into parent Air New Zealand | 
| G | 
| Geyserland Airways |   |  |  |  | 1969 | 1974 | Operated Aero Commander 680, Cessna 185  [39]  Involved in the legal case Airways Corp of New Zealand v Geyserland Airways Ltd | 
| Gisborne Air Transport |  |  |  |  | 1931 | 1933 | Operated Desoutter Mk.II, de Havilland DH.60 Moth | 
| Golden Coast Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1965 | 1970 | Established as Golden Coast Airways in 1960. Operated Auster J/1B Aiglet, de Havilland Tiger Moth, Cessna 180, Piper Apache, Aero Commander 500  [40] | 
| Goldfields Air |  |  |  |  | 1985 | 1986 | Established as Goldfields Aviation. Operated Beech Bonanza, Piper Navajo  [41] | 
| Great Barrier Airlines |   |  |  |  | 1983 | 2015 | Renamed to Barrier Air  [42] | 
| Great Barrier Xpress |  |  |  |  | 1998 | 2008 | Renamed to Fly My Sky. Operated BN-2 Islander, Piper Aztec  [43] | 
| Gulf Island Air |  |  |  |  | 1992 | 1997 | Founded by George and Janet Richardson. Merged into Great Barrier Airlines. Operated Piper Cherokee, Piper Cherokee Six | 
| H | 
| Hercules Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1985 | 1989 | Operated Bristol Freighter  [44] | 
| Hibiscus Air |  |  |  |  | 1981 | 1996 | Operated GAF Nomad, Piper Navajo Chieftain  [45] | 
| I | 
| Island Air Safaris |  |  |  |  | 1984 | 1990 | Founded by Wayne Renner, Douglas Taylor and Vernon Mills. Operated Cessna 206, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 188 | 
| J | 
| James Air |  |  | VLN |  | 1978 | 1983 | Renamed from Capital Air Services then to Avcorp Commuter | 
| James Air Services (James Aviation) |  |  |  |  | 1949 | 1982 | Founded by Ossie James. Renamed from Adastra Aviation. Operated de Havilland Tiger Moth, DHC-2 Beaver, Douglas DC-3, Fletcher Fu 24, Lockheed Lodestar  [46] | 
| Jetconnect |   | QF | QFA | QANTAS | 2002 | 2018 | Aircraft transferred to parent Qantas | 
| K | 
| K2000 Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1999 | 2000 | Operated a leased Boeing 737-400  [47] | 
| King Solomon Airways |  |  |  |  | 1997 | 2002 | Operated Convair 580  [48] | 
| Kiwi Regional Airlines |   |  | KRL | REGIONAL | 2015 | 2016 |  | 
| Kiwi Travel Air Charters |  |  |  |  | 1994 | 1995 | Renamed to Kiwi Travel International Airlines. Operated Boeing 737  [49] | 
| Kiwi Travel International Airlines |   | KC | KIC |  | 1995 | 1996 |  | 
| Kiwi West Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1993 | 1995 | Founded by Tony Walshs. Operated Beech Queen Air | 
| Kiwiair |  |  |  |  | 1985 | 1987 | Operated Piper Aztec | 
| Kiwijet |  |  |  |  | 2007 | 2009 | Never started operations | 
| L | 
| Lakeair |  |  |  |  | 1971 | 1981 | Founded by Ron Fincham. Established as Lakeland Aviation. Operated Partenavia P.68, Mitsubishi MU-2  [50] | 
| M | 
| Marshall's Air Transport |  |  |  |  | 1957 | 1959 | Founded by Noel Marshall. Operated Cessna 180 | 
| Menzies Aviation (NZ) |  |  |  |  | 1990 | 1992 | Renamed to Air National  [51] | 
| Mercury Air Couriers |  |  |  |  | 1974 | 1976 | Founded by Allan Prince. Operated Piper Aztec | 
| Mercury Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1970 | 1986 | Established as Mercury Bay Aero Club's in 1948. Operated de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover, Cessna 172, Cessna 207 | 
| Mid North Air |  |  |  |  | 1983 | 1984 | Founded by Eugene Mortensen. Operated Aero Commander 500, Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee | 
| Midland Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1968 | 1974 | Established as Middle Districts Aero Club in 1963. Operated Piper Apache, Cessna 180, Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee | 
| Mountain Air |   |  |  |  | 1988 | 2021 |  | 
| Motueka Air |  |  |  |  | 1979 | 1988 | Renamed to Air Nelson. Operated Piper Aztec  [52] | 
| Motueka Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1984 | 1987 | Operated Cessna 172, Piper Aztec  [53] | 
| Mount Cook Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1954 | 1961 | Established as NZ Aero Transport in 1920. Renamed to Mount Cook Airline. Operated Auster Autocrat, Hawker Siddeley HS 748  [54] | 
| Mount Cook Airline |   | NM | NZM | MOUNTCOOK | 1920 | 2019 | Merged into parent Air New Zealand. [55] | 
| N | 
| N. B. MacDonald Services |  |  |  |  | 1987 | 1993 | Founded by Neil and Josephine MacDonald. Operated Piper Seneca  [56] | 
| Nationwide Air |  | GD |  |  | 1978 | 1979 | Formed by the merger of Air North and Akaran Air. Operated de Havilland Heron, Aviation Traders Carvair  [57] | 
| Nationwide Aviation (NP) Ltd |  |  |  |  | 1981 | 1987 | Established as Nationwide Air Taxis in 1973. Operated Piper Cherokee Six, Cessna 172, Piper Aztec, Ted Smith Aerostar | 
| New Zealand National Airways Corporation |   | NZ |  | NATIONAL | 1945 | 1978 | Merged into Air New Zealand | 
| Newmans Air |   | NY | NMA | NEWMANS | 1984 | 1987 | Rebranded as Ansett New Zealand | 
| Niue Airline |  | FN |  |  | 1990 | 1992 | Serviced the Auckland-Niue run | 
| North Shore Air |  | NS |  |  | 2015 | 2015 |  | 
| North South Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1993 | 1994 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante | 
| Northern Air |  |  |  |  | 1995 | 1998 | Founded by Keith Madden and Dave McAlister. Operated Cessna 177, Cessna Stationair, Partenavia P.68, GAF Nomad | 
| Northern Commuter Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1990 | 1998 | Operated GAF Nomad, Piper Chieftain | 
| NZ Aero Transport |  |  |  |  | 1920 | 1954 | Renamed to Mount Cook Air Services. Operated Avro 504K, De Havilland DH-9A  [58] | 
| NZ Tourist Air Travel |  |  |  |  | 1955 | 1968 | Acquired by Mount Cook Airline. Operated Cessna 180, Cessna 206, De Havilland Dominie, Grumman Widgeon  [59] | 
| O | 
| Origin Pacific Airways |   | QO | OGN | ORIGIN | 1997 | 2006 |  | 
| Outdoor Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1983 | 1984 | Founded by Dave Phillips and Cliff Marchant. Renamed to SkyFerry. Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 185, Cessna Caravan  [60] | 
| P | 
| Pacific Blue Airlines |   | DJ | PBN | BLUEBIRD | 2003 | 2011 | Rebranded as Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) | 
| Pacifica Air |  |  |  |  | 1987 | 1989 | Founded by Cliff Skeggs. Operated Beech Super King Air, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner, Piper Navajo Chieftain, Piper Aztec  [61] | 
| Pasifika Air |  |  |  |  | 2020 | 2021 | Founded by Mike Pero, Never started operations | 
| Parakai Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1995 | 1996 | Founded by Des Grant and Peter Clulow. Renamed to Trans Island Air. Operated Partenavia P.68, Cessna Skylane | 
| Peninsula Air Travel |  |  |  |  | 1963 | 1964 | Operated Cessna 205, Cessna 172 | 
| Petersen Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1957 | 1958 | Founded by Vern Petersen and Jim Bergman. Operated Mooney M20, Cessna 172, Cessna 180  [62] | 
| Phoenix Airways (NZ) |  |  |  |  | 1961 | 1966 | Founded by Mervin Dunn. Acquired by Golden Coast Airlines. Operated Piper Apache  [63] | 
| Pine Air |  |  |  |  | 1993 | 1993 | Founded by Jim and Libby Lyver. Operated Piper Aztec  [64] | 
| Pionair Adventures |  |  |  |  | 1991 | 2014 | Operated Convair 580, de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3  [65] | 
| Port Hutt Air |  |  |  |  | 1996 | 2005 | Operated Beech Queen Air  [66] | 
| Q | 
| Qantas New Zealand |   |  |  |  | 2000 | 2001 | Operated De Havilland Canada Dash 8  [67] | 
| Queenstown – Mount Cook Airways |  |  |  |  | 1935 | 1940 | [68] | 
| R | 
| Ranger Air Cargo International |  |  |  |  | 1974 | 1991 | Operated Douglas DC-8-33  [69] | 
| Rex Air Charter |  |  |  |  | 1972 | 1986 | Operated Cessna 402  [70] | 
| Rex Aviation |   |  |  |  | 1947 | 2000 | Franchise with Ansett New Zealand branded as Tranzair in 1989. Operated Cessna Caravan, Embraer Bandeirante, Fokker F27 Friendship, BAe Jetstream  [71] | 
| Ritchie Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1960 | 1964 | Founded by Ian Ritchie. Merged into NZ Tourist Air Travel. Operated Cessna 180, Cessna Super Skywagon, de Havilland Tiger Moth, de Havilland Dominie  [72] | 
| Rotorua Aerial Charter |  |  |  |  | 1967 | 1969 | Renamed Geyersland Airways. Operated de Havilland DH.89B Dominie, Cessna 172, Aero Commander 500 | 
| Rural Aviation 1963 |  |  |  |  | 1963 | 1968 | Operated Cessna AGwagon, Douglas DC-3  [73] | 
| S | 
| Safe Air |   |  |  |  | 1966 | 1990 |  | 
| Sea Bee Air |  | CB |  |  | 1976 | 1979 | Operated Grumman Widgeon, Grumman Goose  [74] | 
| Skybus |  |  |  |  | 1970s | 1970s | Did not start operations | 
| SkyFerry |  |  |  |  | 1984 | 1991 | Established as Outdoor Aviation. Operated BN-2 Islander, Trislander, Beech Queen Air, Cessna 172, Cessna 185, Cessna 206  [75] | 
| South Island Airways |  |  |  |  | 1952 | 1956 | Division of Airwork (N.Z.) Ltd. Operated de Havilland DH.89B Dominie | 
| South Pacific Air Charters |  |  |  |  | 1995 | 1998 | Renamed to Freedom Air International. Operated Boeing 737-300, Boeing 757  [76] | 
| South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand (SPANZ) |  |  |  |  | 1960 | 1966 |  | 
| Southern Air (1997) |  |  |  |  | 1997 | 2000 | Established as Southern Air in 1981. Acquired by South East Air and renamed to Stewart Island Flights. Operated BN-2 Islander, Cessna 172, Cessna 177  [77] | 
| Southern Cross Airfreighters |  |  |  |  | 1962 | 1964 | Non-scheduled cargo services. Operated Noorduyn Norseman  [78] | 
| Southern Cross Airways |  |  |  |  | 1985 | 1986 | New Zealand airline with first female crew. Operated Cessna 421, Partenavia P.68 | 
| Southern Scenic Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1948 | 1965 | Founded by Fred Lucas and Bill Hewitt. Established as Southern Scenic Air Trips in 1947. Merged into NZ Tourist Air Travel. Operated Auster J/1B Aiglet, Auster Autocrat, Avro Anson, Percival Proctor, De Havilland DH.89B Dominie  [79] | 
| Southern World Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1990 | 1991 | Cargo carrier. Operated Douglas DC-8  [80] | 
| SouthFlight Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1992 | 1986 | Merged with Air Tours Kaikoura and renamed to Wings Over Whales. Operated Piper Aztec, Cessna 172, Cessna 210, BN-2 Islander, Piper Seneca | 
| Stewart Island Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1976 | 1981 | Rebranded as Southern Air in 1981 and Southern Air (1997) in 1997. Renamed to Stewart Island Flights  [81] | 
| Straits Air Freight Express |   |  |  |  | 1950 | 1966 | Renamed Safe Air Limited | 
| T | 
| Tasman Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1968 | 1969 | Operated Piper Navajo  [82] | 
| Tasman Pacific Airlines |   | ZQ |  |  | 2000 | 2001 | Merged into Qantas New Zealand. Operated BAe Jetstream  [83] | 
| Tasmanair |  |  |  |  | 1969 | 1973 | Operated Piper Navajo  [84] | 
| Taupo Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1978 | 1993 | Founded by Peter Matich. Operated Cessna Skywagon, Cessna Cardinal, Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Super Cub  [85] | 
| Tauranga Air Services |  |  |  |  | 1978 | 1993 | Renamed to Bay of Plenty Airways. Operated Cessna 182, de Havilland Dove, Aero Commander 680  [86] | 
| Te Kahu Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1997 | 1998 | Operated by VIP Air with Piper Aztec, Piper Chieftain  [87] | 
| TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) |   | TE |  | TEAL | 1940 | 1965 | Rebranded as Air New Zealand | 
| The Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club |  |  |  |  | 1928 | 2010 | Second aero club being incorporated on 12 November 1928. Operated Desoutter Mk.II, Piper Cherokee, Piper Seneca  [88] | 
| Tikapa Air |  |  |  |  | 1992 | 1995 | Founded by Monique Van Dooren. Operated Cessna 177 | 
| Trans Island Airways |  |  |  |  | 1956 | 1959 | Operated DH.89, Beech D18S, Lockheed L.10 Electra  [89] | 
| TranzGlobal |  |  |  |  | 1994 | 1999 | Freight carrier. Operated Embraer Bandeirante | 
| U | 
| Union Airways of New Zealand |   |  |  |  | 1936 | 1947 |  | 
| United Aviation |  |  |  |  | 1984 | 1997 | Founded by John Plank. Took over N. B. MacDonald Services. Operated Beech Baron, Piper Chieftain | 
| United Pacific Airlines |  |  |  |  | 1981 | 1988 | Operated Beech King Air, Partenavia P.68 | 
| Utah Williamson Burnett |  |  |  |  | 1963 | 1968 | Operated Grumman G-73 Mallard | 
| V | 
| Vincent Aviation |   | BF | VAL | VINCENT | 1990 | 2014 |  | 
| VIP Air Charter |  |  |  |  | 1991 | 1997 | Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo Chieftain  [90] | 
| Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) |   | VA | VOZ | VOZ/VELOCITY | 2011 | 2015 |  | 
| W | 
| Waiheke Air |  |  |  |  | 1986 | 1986 | Established as Rex Air Charter in 1972 [91] | 
| Wairarapa Airlines |  | 2W |  |  | 1981 | 1996 | Operated Mitsubishi MU-2, Partenavia P.68, Piper Navajo Chieftain  [92] | 
| Waterwings Airways |  |  |  |  | 1983 | 2006 | Operated Cessna 206, Cessna 207, GAF Nomad  [93] | 
| Welair |  |  |  |  | 1992 | 1999 | Operated Cessna 182, Piper Navajo, Piper Aztec, Piper Chieftain | 
| West Coast Airways |  |  |  |  | 1956 | 1967 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Cessna 180, Auster Aiglet  [94] | 
| Westland Air |  |  |  |  | 1969 | 1973 | Founded by Nash and Elisabeth Taurau. Taken over by Coast Air Charter. Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 185, AESL Airtourer, Beech Musketeer | 
| Westland Flying Service |  |  |  |  | 1976 | 1986 | Founded by Norm Bishop and Pat Pascoe. Operated Piper Cherokee, Cessna 172, Cessna 320 Skyknight, Cessna 402  [95] | 
| Whale Watch Air |  |  |  |  | 1997 | 1999 | Merged with Air Tours Kaikoura to form Wings Over Whales. Operated Piper Navajo  [96] | 
|