January 2023 Monthly Traffic Update & February 2023 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.
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Pre-COVID equivalent for January 2023 is January 2019, January 2023 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is January 2019,
financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to January 2019,. Pre-COVID equivalent for February 2023 is February 2019, February 2023 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is February 2019 financial YTD and
rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to February 2019.
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: 16 March 2023
January 2023 Monthly traffic update
73%
of pre-COVID
equivalent
In January 2023, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 73% of the January 2019 pre-COVID equivalent
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in the last
full financial year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 69% of January 2019
numbers with transit passengers and domestic passengers at 58% and 81% respectively.
Key Points:
• January passenger numbers were impacted by the flooding event that occurred in Auckland on the evening of 27
th
January, with domestic
services resuming at midday on 28 January and international services from 5am on 29 January;
• Short-haul international passenger movements were 80% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with Australia 78% and Pacific Islands 89%. Long-
haul international passenger movements were 56% of the pre-COVID equivalent, with North American routes recovering to 93%;
• Domestic recovery reduced from 84% for December 2022 to 81% for January 2023. Prior to the 27 January flooding event, domestic
passenger recovery was similar to December 2022; and
• Queenstown airport international passenger numbers were 126% of January 2019, and domestic demand increased from the prior month to
97% of January 2019.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits) 739,8041,068,92269%3,922,9836,363,42962%4,886,44710,471,95647%
Transit movements56,90898,80458%348,358632,00455%428,2461,028,65642%
Total international passengers 796,7121,167,72668%4,271,3416,995,43361%5,314,69311,500,61246%
Total domestic passengers631,276781,95581%4,734,3925,598,66185%7,046,7869,484,96274%
Total passe nge rs1,427,9881,949,68173%9,005,73312,594,09472%12,361,47920,985,57459%
Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence
New Zealand188,539261,69072%1,001,5131,557,10064%1,256,9362,400,46552%
Australia58,13579,87973%412,625532,25878%539,674872,90962%
United States of America26,41130,64186%112,627162,15569%124,189283,09344%
United Kingdom20,12528,52771%86,685118,78573%98,099190,64151%
Canada6,6678,27281%26,59035,01576%29,81260,66049%
China, People's Republic of6,64836,13718%28,489213,16113%32,335394,8368%
Germany5,86210,33057%23,97550,66047%25,36775,62234%
Korea, Republic of4,21011,22937%16,10743,07637%17,87468,81226%
India3,5353,98989%23,67732,98172%27,36661,98544%
Fiji2,9892,445122%17,27518,71492%19,50229,40566%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements3,9315,47172%23,06434,57267%31,75756,97656%
Domestic aircraft movements8,37510,25182%59,17872,02682%94,794120,76078%
Total aircraft movements12,30615,72278%82,242106,59877%126,551177,73671%
M CTOW (tonne s) 2
International MCTOW379,100576,91866%2,194,8423,580,46861%3,148,6385,901,51653%
Dome s ti c MCTOW165,666193,08986%1,166,9111,396,24284%1,861,7952,368,81879%
Total M CTOW544,765770,00771%3,361,7534,976,71068%5,010,4338,270,33461%
Cargo (tonnes)
International Export7,7959,06886%48,64956,40586%82,90792,10790%
International Import5,6436,47287%51,60961,75784%92,608101,05792%
Total Cargo13,43815,54086%100,258118,16285%175,515193,16491%
Total Cargo V alue NZ$ (0 0 0 )2,412,6431,504,661160%17,730,09512,582,186141%29,334,85920,549,275143%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 84,73767,236126%463,532423,025110%488,461623,00378%
Total domestic passengers 154,049158,64197%999,265988,598101%1,480,9721,618,85991%
Total passe nge rs238,786225,877106%1,462,7971,411,623104%1,969,4332,241,86288%
International aircraft movements620536116%3,4533,212108%3,6464,67478%
Domestic aircraft movements1,1051,20492%7,1497,61094%11,51512,29694%
Total aircraft movements1,7251,74099%10,60210,82298%15,16116,97089%
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 January 2023 is January 2019, January 2023 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is January 2019,
financial YTD and rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to January 2019,. Pre-COVID equivalent for February 2023 is February 2019, February 2023 financial YTD pre-COVID equivalent is February 2019 financial YTD and
rolling 12-month pre-COVID equivalent is 12 months to February 2019.
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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: 16 March 2023
February 2023 Monthly traffic preview
72%
of pre-COVID
equivalent
In February 2023, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport were 72% of the February 2019 pre-COVID equivalent
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in the last
full financial year not impacted by the COVID pandemic. International passengers (excl. transits) were 71% of February 2019
numbers with transit passengers and domestic passengers at 47% and 75% respectively.
Key Points:
• Passenger recovery during February 2023 decreased slightly from prior month to 72% due to the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle disrupting passenger
travel;
• Despite this, international passenger demand continued to improve, recovering to 71% compared to February 2019 with noticeably higher load
factors on international services during the beginning and end of the month as travel plans were adjusted due to the recent weather events. It
was pleasing to see eight international airlines carried more passengers during February 2023 than they did in February 2019;
• North American routes continue to improve, recovering to 96% for the month with passenger demand to and from Canada exceeding February
2019 levels and USA demand recovering to 88%;
• Short haul Pacific Island routes have recovered the most, at 93% of February 2019 numbers. Fiji and Cook Islands lead the recovery with
passenger numbers on these two routes combined exceeding pre-COVID levels. The Tasman route is also improving with seven airlines operating
to seven Australian ports. Traffic has recovered to 82% of February 2019, an impressive result considering that seat capacity has only recovered
to 75% causing passenger load factors to increase by 7ppts;
• Domestic passenger recovery during February 2023 decreased to 75% from 81% during January 2023 because of Cyclone Gabrielle disrupting
passenger travel; and
• Queenstown airport international passenger numbers were 121% of February 2019, and domestic were 86% of February 2019.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits)
619,711872,38771%4,542,6947,235,81663%5,466,87910,471,93552%
Transit movements34,95474,74247%383,312706,74654%459,2881,031,02645%
Total international passengers 654,665947,12969%4,926,0067,942,56262%5,926,16711,502,96152%
Total domestic passengers603,900802,29175%5,338,2926,400,95283%7,322,7719,517,10077%
Total passe nge rs1,258,5651,749,42072%10,264,29814,343,51472%13,248,93821,020,06163%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements3,3674,50875%26,43139,08068%33,87357,02559%
Domestic aircraft movements
7,81610,13277%66,99482,15882%96,456121,45479%
Total aircraft movements11,18314,64076%93,425121,23877%130,329178,47973%
M CTOW (tonne s) 2
International MCTOW337,603486,99969%2,532,4454,067,46762%3,326,8465,895,17256%
Dome s ti c MCTOW
160,899195,77682%1,327,8101,592,01983%1,903,5792,376,98880%
Total M CTOW498,502682,77673%3,860,2555,659,48668%5,230,4258,272,16063%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 59,60249,331121%523,134472,356111%548,063628,94087%
Total domestic passengers 127,989148,90486%1,127,2541,137,50299%1,532,4181,632,61194%
Total passe nge rs187,591198,23595%1,650,3881,609,858103%2,080,4812,261,55192%
International aircraft movements447374120%3,9003,586109%4,0934,74686%
Domestic aircraft movements9291,10284%8,0788,71293%11,65312,44094%
Total aircraft movements1,3761,47693%11,97812,29897%15,74617,18692%
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
Rolling 12
month total
Pre-COVID
12 month
total
% of pre-
COVID
equivalent
% 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
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