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Local time zone: Pacific/Auckland · currently 9:24 AM local
Auckland International Airport (AKL) currently has nonstop service to 53 destinations on 22 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Christchurch (CHC), served by 5 carriers, and the largest operator here is Air New Zealand with nonstops to 42 destinations. 37 of its routes are international.
Route data as of August 16, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
You can fly nonstop from AKL to 53 destinations, including 37 international routes. Current schedules show about 168 flights per day across those routes. The busiest options start with Christchurch (CHC), Wellington (WLG), Sydney (SYD).
37 international routes in this schedule set
New Zealand 16 · Australia 8 · China 5
23/day on 5 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Boeing 737 · Boeing 787
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Auckland to Christchurch · NZ
Wellington · 298 mi · 15-16/day
Sydney · 1,342 mi · 11/day
Queenstown · 637 mi · 10-11/day
NPE · 204 mi · 8/day
Nelson · 308 mi · 8/day
Melbourne · 1,639 mi · 7-8/day
PMR · 233 mi · 7-8/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Grouped by departure terminal in our schedule data, with each carrier's share of that terminal's captured departures.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Auckland International Airport (AKL / NZAA) is located in Auckland, New Zealand.
The IATA code is AKL. The ICAO code is NZAA.
The busiest scheduled route from AKL in our current departure data is AKL to CHC (Christchurch), with 23/day across 5 airlines.
Air New Zealand is the largest operator in our AKL schedule data, serving 42 destinations with 117-118/day.
AKL has 37 international routes and 16 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
22 airlines operate at AKL. Top carriers include Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas, Phoenix Air Group, China Eastern Airlines.
AKL has direct flights to 53 destinations including Christchurch, Wellington, Sydney, Queenstown, NPE.
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