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Local time zone: Pacific/Auckland
Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has nonstop service to 16 destinations on 5 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Auckland (AKL), served by 2 carriers, and the largest operator here is Air New Zealand with nonstops to 13 destinations. 5 of its routes are international.
Route data as of October 1, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
This schedule snapshot includes nonstop flights from WLG to 16 destinations, including 5 international routes. The snapshot shows about 62 flights per day across those routes. The busiest options start with Auckland (AKL), Christchurch (CHC), Nelson (NSN).
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5 international routes in this schedule set
New Zealand 11 · Australia 4 · Fiji 1
15-16/day on 2 airlines
Airbus A320 family · ATR 42/72 · De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otte
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Wellington to Auckland · NZ
Christchurch · 189 mi · 12/day
Nelson · 82 mi · 8-9/day
Hamilton · 241 mi · 5/day
Tauranga · 263 mi · 4/day
Sydney · 1,384 mi · 2-3/day
Queenstown · 398 mi · 2-3/day
Melbourne · 1,609 mi · 2-3/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Wellington International Airport (WLG / NZWN) is located in Wellington, New Zealand.
The IATA code is WLG. The ICAO code is NZWN.
The busiest scheduled route from WLG in our current departure data is WLG to AKL (Auckland), with 15-16/day across 2 airlines.
Air New Zealand is the largest operator in our WLG schedule data, serving 13 destinations with 50-51/day.
This schedule snapshot includes 5 international routes and 11 domestic routes from WLG.
5 airlines operate at WLG. Top carriers include Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas, Sounds Air, Fiji Airways.
This schedule snapshot includes direct flights from WLG to 16 destinations including Auckland, Christchurch, Nelson, Hamilton, Tauranga.
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