Wellington Airport (WLG)

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Country New Zealand | Continent Oceania | IATA: WLG | ICAO: NZWN | Elevation 41 ft · 12 m | Local time

Destinations
18
Flights / day
96
Busiest route
Auckland
Top airline
Air New Zealand

Wellington Airport averages 96 flights per day to 18 destinations, with 13 domestic routes and five international routes. A total of seven airlines operate at WLG, led by Air New Zealand. This airport provides direct service to three countries across one continent, with Australia representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Wellington connects to Nadi, with a typical flight time of 4 hr 20 mins. Updated: February 14, 2026

Route Network

Wellington Airport connects 18 destinations worldwide, with Auckland standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Melbourne, and the shortest flight is to Blenheim.

Auckland (AKL) – New Zealand
1 hr 40 mins
298 mi · 480 km
19
per day
Christchurch (CHC) – New Zealand
1 hr 35 mins
189 mi · 304 km
16
per day
Nelson (NSN) – New Zealand
1 hr 20 mins
82 mi · 132 km
15
per day
Blenheim (BHE) – New Zealand
1 hr 15 mins
50 mi · 81 km
12
per day
Hamilton (HLZ) – New Zealand
1 hr 30 mins
241 mi · 387 km
4
per day
Tauranga (TRG) – New Zealand
WLG → TRG
4
per day
Sydney (SYD) – Australia
4 hr 5 mins
1,384 mi · 2,228 km
3
per day
Dunedin (DUD) – New Zealand
2 hr 0 mins
392 mi · 632 km
3
per day
Koromiko (PCN) – New Zealand
WLG → PCN
3
per day
Queenstown (ZQN) – New Zealand
WLG → ZQN
3
per day
Melbourne (MEL) – Australia
4 hr 35 mins
1,609 mi · 2,589 km
3
per day
New Plymouth (NPL) – New Zealand
1 hr 25 mins
164 mi · 263 km
3
per day
Rotorua (ROT) – New Zealand
1 hr 25 mins
236 mi · 380 km
2
per day
Gisborne (GIS) – New Zealand
1 hr 20 mins
249 mi · 401 km
2
per day
Brisbane City (BNE) – Australia
4 hr 25 mins
1,560 mi · 2,511 km
2
per day
Waitangi (CHT) – New Zealand
1 hr 50 mins
476 mi · 767 km
1
per day
Gold (OOL) – Australia
4 hr 20 mins
1,506 mi · 2,424 km
4
per week
Nadi (NAN) – Fiji
4 hr 20 mins
1,636 mi · 2,633 km
2
per week

Route and destination data updated February 14, 2026.

Wellington Airport is served by seven airlines, with Air New Zealand in the lead at 52% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 78% of routes. three carriers operate only one route each. A total of four airlines operate international routes, compared with five airlines serving domestic routes. Air New Zealand is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Melbourne with a flight time of 4 hrs 35 mins.

Air New Zealand (14 routes)
Jetstar (4 routes)
Sounds Air (3 routes)
Qantas (3 routes)
OGN (1 routes)
Air Chathams (1 routes)
Fiji Airways (1 routes)

Wellington Airport provides direct service to three countries across one continent. The route network is 72% domestic and 28% international. Australia is the primary international destination.

New Zealand - 87/day
Australia - 8/day
Fiji - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
5,965 ft 1,818 m 144 ft 44 m Asphalt
5,965 ft 1,818 m 144 ft 44 m Asphalt

Runway Length

167 aircraft cannot operate at Wellington Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 5,965 ft (1,818 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Gulfstream V 5,988 ft 1,825 m 2,769 ft 844 m
Dassault Falcon 8X 6,001 ft 1,829 m 2,149 ft 655 m
Boeing 737-200 6,004 ft 1,830 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Embraer ERJ 140 6,070 ft 1,850 m 4,528 ft 1,380 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 6,070 ft 1,850 m 4,692 ft 1,430 m
Bombardier CRJ 700 6,073 ft 1,851 m 5,118 ft 1,560 m
Embraer Lineage 1000 6,076 ft 1,852 m 3,399 ft 1,036 m
Gulfstream G200 6,083 ft 1,854 m 2,589 ft 789 m
Fokker 100 6,086 ft 1,855 m 4,331 ft 1,320 m
Vickers Viscount 800 6,102 ft 1,860 m 443 ft 135 m
Airbus A310-200 6,102 ft 1,860 m 4,856 ft 1,480 m
Bombardier Global Express XRS 6,191 ft 1,887 m 2,671 ft 814 m
Bombardier CS300 6,201 ft 1,890 m 4,951 ft 1,509 m
Airbus A220-300 6,201 ft 1,890 m 4,951 ft 1,509 m
Antonov An-74 6,234 ft 1,900 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 737-600 6,234 ft 1,900 m 4,265 ft 1,300 m
Gulfstream G700 6,250 ft 1,905 m 2,500 ft 762 m
Gulfstream G650ER 6,299 ft 1,920 m 2,999 ft 914 m
Bombardier Challenger 850 6,306 ft 1,922 m 2,910 ft 887 m
Bombardier CRJ 705 6,362 ft 1,939 m 5,354 ft 1,632 m
Douglas DC-7 6,365 ft 1,940 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Bombardier Global 6500 6,371 ft 1,942 m 2,238 ft 682 m
Bombardier CRJ 900 6,378 ft 1,944 m 5,322 ft 1,622 m
Airbus Beluga 6,398 ft 1,950 m 3,858 ft 1,176 m
Airbus A319-100 6,398 ft 1,950 m 4,757 ft 1,450 m
Airbus A319 ACJ 6,398 ft 1,950 m 4,757 ft 1,450 m
Bombardier Global 6000 6,476 ft 1,974 m 2,238 ft 682 m
Antonov An-70 5,906 ft 1,800 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Comac C919 6,562 ft 2,000 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40 6,562 ft 2,000 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Boeing 737-700 6,562 ft 2,000 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior 6,549 ft 1,996 m 6,627 ft 2,020 m
Bombardier CRJ 1000 6,660 ft 2,030 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit 6,690 ft 2,039 m 3,451 ft 1,052 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 6,732 ft 2,052 m 5,200 ft 1,585 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 6,732 ft 2,052 m 5,200 ft 1,585 m
Embraer 190 6,745 ft 2,056 m 4,341 ft 1,323 m
Boeing 757-200 6,791 ft 2,070 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Sukhoi Su-34 / Su-32 “Fullback” 4,134 ft 1,260 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Tupolev Tu-204 5,840 ft 1,780 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Airbus A320-200 6,890 ft 2,100 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
McDonnell Douglas C-9 Nightingale 6,890 ft 2,100 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Xian H-6 6,890 ft 2,100 m 5,049 ft 1,539 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 6,890 ft 2,100 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Airbus ACJ320neo 6,890 ft 2,100 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 6,890 ft 2,100 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Boeing 737 MAX 7 6,890 ft 2,100 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Boeing E-6 Tacamo 7,001 ft 2,134 m 6,001 ft 1,829 m
Airbus A319neo 7,100 ft 2,164 m 2,221 ft 677 m
Airbus A320 Prestige 7,185 ft 2,190 m 4,724 ft 1,440 m
Kawasaki C-1 7,185 ft 2,190 m 3,871 ft 1,180 m
Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack 7,218 ft 2,200 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 7,218 ft 2,200 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Tupolev Tu-104 7,218 ft 2,200 m 6,070 ft 1,850 m
Airbus A321neo Sharklet 7,251 ft 2,210 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Airbus A300-600F 7,349 ft 2,240 m 5,026 ft 1,532 m
Embraer 175 7,362 ft 2,244 m 4,137 ft 1,261 m
Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawk 6,201 ft 1,890 m 7,382 ft 2,250 m
NAA XB-70 Valkyrie 7,402 ft 2,256 m 0 ft 0 m
Embraer ERJ 145 7,448 ft 2,270 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 7,451 ft 2,271 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Boeing 737-300 7,500 ft 2,286 m 4,701 ft 1,433 m
de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 7,513 ft 2,290 m 0 ft 0 m
Airbus A310-300 7,513 ft 2,290 m 4,888 ft 1,490 m
Tupolev Tu-154 7,546 ft 2,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing BBJ3 737-900ER 7,546 ft 2,300 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B4 7,546 ft 2,300 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 737-900ER 7,546 ft 2,300 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 7,598 ft 2,316 m 2,999 ft 914 m
Boeing 737-800 7,598 ft 2,316 m 4,501 ft 1,372 m
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 100 7,710 ft 2,350 m 6,430 ft 1,960 m
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 1 7,710 ft 2,350 m 6,430 ft 1,960 m
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200 7,710 ft 2,350 m 6,430 ft 1,960 m
Ilyushin Il-96 300 7,808 ft 2,380 m 2,822 ft 860 m
Airbus A300-600 7,808 ft 2,380 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 7,874 ft 2,400 m 5,200 ft 1,585 m
Boeing 747 Supertanker 7,874 ft 2,400 m 6,135 ft 1,870 m
Boeing 767-300 7,900 ft 2,408 m 5,899 ft 1,798 m
Boeing 767 Freighter 7,900 ft 2,408 m 6,001 ft 1,829 m
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 7,959 ft 2,426 m 5,689 ft 1,734 m
Boeing 777 VIP 7,999 ft 2,438 m 5,098 ft 1,554 m
Airbus A350-800 7,999 ft 2,438 m 3,999 ft 1,219 m
Boeing 777-200ER 7,999 ft 2,438 m 5,098 ft 1,554 m
Airbus A350-900 7,999 ft 2,438 m 3,999 ft 1,219 m
Tupolev Tu-134 8,005 ft 2,440 m 4,396 ft 1,340 m
Boeing BBJ2 737-800 8,182 ft 2,494 m 4,501 ft 1,372 m
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,199 ft 2,499 m 4,114 ft 1,254 m
Boeing E-3 D Sentry 8,202 ft 2,500 m 3,609 ft 1,100 m
Airbus A330 MRTT 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Tupolev Tu-114 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 737 MAX 8 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy 8,399 ft 2,560 m 3,599 ft 1,097 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Miscellaneous