Airports / New Zealand / AKL
Auckland International Airport
NZAA / AKLAuckland, New ZealandELEV 23 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
4 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 83% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ardmore Airport (AMZ) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Auckland International Airport (NZAA / AKL) is a large commercial airport serving Auckland, New Zealand. Field elevation is 23 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, AKL is a home base: Advanced Flight, Oceania Helicopters Pukekohe, and Pacific Jets Ltd operate from the field, 4 in all. The closest alternate fields are Ardmore Airport (AMZ, 9 nm), RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai (NZWP, 15 nm), and Hamilton International Airport (HLZ, 58 nm).
Trip costs from AKL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from AKL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NZAA
IATA
AKL
FAA / Local
NZAA
Elevation
23 ft
Coordinates
37.0120° S · 174.7863° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs New Zealand fields
state range 4–2,153 ft
At 23 ft, AKL sits lower than 74% of the 38 New Zealand fields on the register.
Based charter operators4
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmAMZArdmore AirportManurewa
- 15nmNZWPRNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai
- 58nmHLZHamilton International AirportHamilton
- 77nmWREWhangarei AirportWhangarei
- 78nmTRGTauranga AirportTauranga
- 98nmROTRotorua Regional AirportRotorua
Location
Open the full mapNZAA · Auckland International Airport · Auckland, New Zealand