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Auckland International Airport is the largest and busiest international Airport of New Zealand . The airport is located at Mangere in the outskirts of Auckland, New Zealand . This airport is the central hub for Air New Zealand . It is 21km from the city centre. Auckland Airport is one of New Zealand’s most important infrastructural assets – it provides thousands of jobs for the region, is the country’s second largest cargo port by value, contributes around $14 billion to the economy, and brings over four million visitors to New Zealand each year. Around 70 percent of all international travellers arrive or depart through Auckland Airport. In terms of total passenger numbers, Auckland Airport is the fourth largest in Australasia , after Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney), Melbourne Airport and Brisbane International Airport . However, as both the CEO of Auckland Airport and the Prime Minister of New Zealand have recently noted {Link without Title} , it is second largest airport in Australasia in terms of high-yield international passengers, being around 50 percent larger than Melbourne Airport. The current site of the airport at Mangere was first used as an airfield by the Auckland Aero Club . In 1928 , the club leased some land from a dairy farmer to accommodate the club's three Gipsy Moth s. The club president noted at the time that the site "has many advantages of vital importance for an aerodrome and training ground. It has good approaches, is well drained and is free from power lines, buildings and fogs." In 1960 , work started to transform the site into Auckland's main airport. When the airport opened for operations in November 1965 , the first flight to leave from was an Air New Zealand DC-8 bound for Sydney . The airport was officially opened the following year, with a 'grand air pageant' on Auckland Anniversary weekend - 29 to 31 January, 1966 . A new international terminal, named after Jean Batten , was completed in 1977 . The airport processes over 11 million passengers each year, with around 6 million international passengers. In the second week of January 2005 the airport processed 152,382 international passengers - the highest weekly amount in its history. By 2050 the airport expects to be handling in excess of 30 million international passengers a year. There have been three fatal aircraft accidents on or near the airport:
The Mount Erebus Disaster was another notable accident that occurred elsewhere but involved an aircraft from Auckland. On November 28 , 1979 , an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight to Antarctica , crashed into Mount Erebus , killing all on board. The airport has three main passenger terminals, two of which are domestic and one international. The international terminal currently has 10 airbridge gates, and 12 remote stands with busing facilities, but will be increased with the latest building projects. Qantas and Origin Pacific Airways operate from the Qantas Domestic Terminal, and Air New Zealand with several commuter carriers operate from the much larger Air New Zealand domestic terminal. This is scheduled for a much needed upgrade in the near future. Auckland Airport operates a single runway (05R/23L), and has a standby runway (05L/23R) which is normally the main taxiway. Currently, Auckland International Airport is undergoing a series of major construction projects, which will see large changes made to the airport over the coming years {Link without Title} . AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED - THE COMPANY Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) was formed in 1988, when the New Zealand Government corporatised the management of Auckland Airport. The airport had previously been run by the Auckland Regional Authority made up of the five councils in the region of Auckland. The Government of New Zealand was AIAL’s majority shareholder, the rest being held by the local councils. In 1998, the Government sold down its shareholding, and AIAL became the fifth airport company in the world to be publicly listed. Currently, the company appears on the New Zealand Stock Exchange () and Australian Stock Exchange (). International shareholders hold around 40 per cent, domestic approx. 60 per cent. The company enjoys diverse revenue streams, and operates a ‘dual-till’ approach, whereby the company is split into its aeronautical and non-aeronautical balance sheets. Aeronautical income is derived from airfield charges, terminal services charge and the airport development charge (or departure fee). Non-aeronautical revenue comes from the company’s significant property portfolio, car park, and retail income. Income from the non-aeronautical side of the business accounts for just over half of AIAL’s revenue. This diversity in revenue has been of benefit in the recent downturn in international aviation following the events of September 11, and subsequently the Bali bombing, SARS and the Iraq war. AIAL has been able to rely on steady income from the non-aeronautical side of the business which has softened the blow of international events. On top of this, New Zealand has retained favour among the world’s travellers as a safe destination. AIAL has a Standard & Poor’s credit rating of A+/Stable/A-1. AIRLINES CURRENTLY SERVING AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NB: China Airlines no longer flies to Auckland. Air New Zealand has recently (March 2006) suspended flights to Taipei Chiang Kai Shek. Air New Zealand and Qantas are planning a code share from Auckland to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to reduce clear overcapacity on the trans Tasman routes. The Auckland-Sydney route will be shared equally, but Air New Zealand will dominate the Auckland-Melbourne and Auckland-Brisbane routes, in exchange for giving up Wellington-Brisbane and Wellington-Melbourne to the Australian carrier. (Dominion Post 28/4/06) EXTERNAL LINKS
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