September 2022 Monthly traffic update and Oct 2022 Preview
Notes:
This monthly traffic update from Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) is generated with assistance and data from Statistics New Zealand, the New Zealand Customs Service, Airways New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand, Queenstown
Airport Corporation and AIAL. International and Domestic passenger movements are actual. This document is intended for information purposes. It should not be considered a recommendation, offer or invitation to purchase securities. All
reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information is true and accurate at the time of publication.
1
Pre-COVID equivalent for September 2022 is September 2018, September 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is September
2018 financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to September 2018. Pre-COVID equivalent for October 2022 is October 2018, October 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is October 2018 financial YTD and
rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to October 2018.
2
Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport and is displayed to the nearest tonne.
aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 17 November 2022
September 2022 Monthly traffic update
71%
of pre-COVID
equivalent
In September 2022, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 71% of the pre-COVID equivalent
1
in the financial year
to 30 June 2019, the last full year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 58% of
the pre-COVID equivalent in September 2018 with transit passengers and domestic passengers at 53% and 87% respectively.
Key Points:
• The international passenger recovery continued in September with international passenger movements for the month recovering to 58% of
the pre-COVID equivalent, an increase from the 54% recovery in August 2022;
• Short-haul international passenger movements were 70% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with Australia 68% and Pacific Islands 76%. Long-
haul international passenger movements were 41% of pre-COVID equivalent and up from 36% recovery in the prior month;
• Domestic passenger movements in September 2022 were 87% of the pre-COVID equivalent, an increase from the 84% recovery in August
2022; and
• Queenstown airport passenger numbers have recovered to exceed pre-COVID equivalent levels with international passengers 112% of pre-
COVID and domestic passengers 109%.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits) 462,687798,47658%1,337,1812,483,34854%2,421,37510,327,29723%
Transit movements47,03488,75853%129,562266,32849%215,4641,050,03221%
Total international passengers 509,721887,23457%1,466,7432,749,67653%2,636,83911,377,32923%
Total domestic passengers666,209762,67987%1,994,4172,320,87386%5,156,2079,376,72755%
Total passe nge rs1,175,9301,649,91371%3,461,1605,070,54968%7,793,04620,754,05638%
Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence
New Zealand136,733221,12162%405,761717,70857%680,3552,372,07929%
Australia54,41468,32480%144,695189,88776%278,552860,54132%
United States of America6,64312,27354%18,85037,92250%32,337274,85012%
United Kingdom5,3927,69170%13,44622,73259%29,406188,92116%
China, People's Republic of3,12228,72811%7,83785,1919%12,707398,3603%
India2,0624,09650%4,63512,00239%9,95063,08816%
Fiji1,8331,91996%4,7165,64484%7,27628,63925%
Germany1,6994,55637%3,37710,70232%5,22975,8097%
Canada1,5892,47864%3,9547,16555%7,98259,00614%
Malaysia1,5854,91932%3,62812,65229%5,42847,86711%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements2,8184,49363%8,47814,09760%22,61956,20940%
Domestic aircraft movements8,1159,64284%24,07829,58881%76,831119,22964%
Total aircraft movements10,93314,13577%32,55643,68575%99,450175,43857%
M CTOW (tonne s) 2
International MCTOW270,285459,11859%805,6371,425,36957%2,428,8385,831,76642%
Dome s ti c MCTOW159,915189,59684%486,654587,02083%1,512,1712,349,49864%
Total M CTOW430,199648,71466%1,292,2912,012,38964%3,941,0098,181,26448%
Cargo (tonnes)
International Export6,5257,07992%19,20420,05596%84,08683,422101%
International Import7,8138,78089%23,13127,25285%95,24690,724105%
Total Cargo14,33815,85990%42,33547,30789%179,332174,146103%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 61,81955,227112%195,335200,72797%220,264594,21937%
Total domestic passengers 133,963122,599109%427,712395,349108%1,232,1701,568,98979%
Total passe nge rs195,782177,826110%623,047596,076105%1,452,4342,163,20867%
International aircraft movements447416107%1,4031,49094%1,5964,44636%
Domestic aircraft movements951948100%2,9583,03697%10,13811,76486%
Total aircraft movements1,3981,364102%4,3614,52696%11,73416,21072%
Rolling 12
month
total
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Current
month
Pre-COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
financial
YTD
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Current
month
Pre-COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
financial
YTD
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Rolling 12
month
total
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
Notes:
This monthly traffic update from Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) is generated with assistance and data from Statistics New Zealand, the New Zealand Customs Service, Airways New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand, Queenstown
Airport Corporation and AIAL. International and Domestic passenger movements are actual. This document is intended for information purposes. It should not be considered a recommendation, offer or invitation to purchase securities. All
reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information is true and accurate at the time of publication.
1
Pre-COVID equivalent for September 2022 is September 2018, September 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is September
2018 financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to September 2018. Pre-COVID equivalent for October 2022 is October 2018, October 2022 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is October 2018 financial YTD and
rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to October 2018.
2
Maximum Certificated Take-Off Weight (MCTOW) forms the basis of determining airfield charges at Auckland Airport and is displayed to the nearest tonne.
aucklandairport.co.nz Issued: 17 November 2022
October 2022 Monthly traffic preview
72%
of pre-COVID
equivalent
In October 2022, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 72% of the pre-COVID equivalent
1
in the financial year to 30
June 2019, the last full year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 61% of the pre-
COVID equivalent in October 2018 with transit passengers and domestic passengers at 53% and 86% respectively.
Key Points:
• The international passenger recovery continued in October with international passenger movements for the month recovering to 61% of the pre-
COVID equivalent, an increase from 58% recovery in September 2022;
• Short-haul international passenger movements were 71% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with Australia 67% and Pacific Islands 83%. Long-haul
international passenger movements were 46% of pre-COVID equivalent, up from 41% recovery in the prior month;
• October saw American Airlines and United Airlines return to Auckland and Air New Zealand restart its Chicago services, lifting performance on
the North American market with passenger demand at 74% of October 2018. Air Canada and Air Asia X return to Auckland during November;
• Domestic passenger movements in October 2022 were 86% of the pre-COVID equivalent, a higher rate of recovery than seat capacity of 82%
resulting in load factors hitting 7 year highs of 90% across the domestic network; and
• Queenstown airport passenger numbers have recovered to exceed pre-COVID equivalent levels with international passenger 110% of pre-COVID
and domestic passengers 103%.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits)
534,815877,03561%1,871,9963,360,38356%2,938,08510,353,81428%
Transit movements46,30086,88453%175,862353,21250%261,0081,042,84225%
Total international passengers
581,115963,91960%2,047,8583,713,59555%3,199,09311,396,65628%
Total domestic passengers707,388819,44086%2,701,8053,140,31386%5,840,7749,400,29662%
Total passe nge rs
1,288,5031,783,35972%4,749,6636,853,90869%9,039,86720,796,95243%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements
3,0914,79664%11,56918,89361%24,40856,31943%
Domestic aircraft movements
8,73810,58583%32,81640,17382%84,263119,57770%
Total aircraft movements11,82915,38177%44,38559,06675%108,671175,89662%
M CTOW (tonne s)
2
International MCTOW
295,952491,31960%1,101,5901,916,68957%2,575,8275,846,09944%
Dome s ti c MCTOW167,984200,87784%654,638787,89683%1,656,2042,350,65370%
Total M CTOW463,936692,19667%1,756,2272,704,58565%4,232,0318,196,75252%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 50,88446,321110%246,219247,048100%271,148599,90045%
Total domestic passengers
135,519131,387103%563,231526,736107%1,313,1091,581,33883%
Total passe nge rs186,403177,708105%809,450773,784105%1,584,2572,181,23873%
International aircraft movements
389348112%1,7921,83897%1,9854,47444%
Domestic aircraft movements
9601,01894%3,9184,05497%10,63411,86490%
Total aircraft movements1,3491,36699%5,7105,89297%12,61916,33877%
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Rolling 12
month total
Current
month
Pre-COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
financial
YTD
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Current
month
Pre-COVID
equivalent
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
financial
YTD
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Rolling 12
month total
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
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