October 2023 Monthly traffic update & November 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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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: 14 December 2023
October 2023 Monthly traffic update
20%
increase year on
year
For October 2023, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport increased by 20% compared to October 2022 and were 86%
of the October 2018 pre-COVID equivalent, the last full year not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. International passengers
(excl. transits) increased by 43% versus October 2022 and represent 87% of the October 2018 equivalent. Transit passengers
were up 33% compared to October 2022, representing 71% of October 2018 equivalent. Domestic passengers for October
2023 increased by 1% compared to October 2022 and represented 87% of October 2018 pre-COVID equivalent.
Key Points:
• International passengers (excl. transits) increased by 5% compared to the prior month. The recovery relative to pre-COVID levels decreased
from 91% in September 2023 to 87% due to the timing of the New Zealand school holidays which started 23
rd
September this year compared
with almost all of the school holidays occurring within October in 2018, starting on 29
th
September;
• In late October, seasonal services from North America returned with Air Canada on Vancouver, American Airlines on Dallas (Los Angeles
services to resume in December 2023), and United Airlines on Los Angeles. Delta also commenced year-round Los Angeles services with
daily services until March 2024, decreasing to three per week during the New Zealand winter months;
• Total passenger movements on the domestic network increased by 23k on the prior month, but declined to 87% of the pre-COVID level;
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers increased 25% on the same month last year but domestic passengers were down
10%.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits) 766,645534,81543%2,915,024
1,871,99656%8,217,4992,938,085180%
Transit movements61,37046,30033%
261,368175,862
49%684,590261,008
162%
Total international passengers 828,015581,11542%3,176,392
2,047,858
55%8,902,089
3,199,093178%
Total domestic passengers
714,510707,3881%
2,779,8742,701,805
3%8,165,7785,840,774
40%
Total passe nge rs1,542,5251,288,503
20%5,956,266
4,749,663
25%17,067,8679,039,867
89%
Top 10 arrivals by country of last residence
New Zealand
246,890165,27949%872,217
571,04053%2,061,244842,080
145%
Australia54,15850,1418%206,559194,8366%691,501327,418111%
China, People's Republic of16,5003,746340%69,318
11,583498%
136,11316,194
741%
United States of America16,40611,11548%
66,917
29,965123%254,525
43,104490%
United Kingdom9,7208,938
9%
26,660
22,38419%143,091
37,238284%
India8,096
2,766193%32,3197,401337%91,799
12,315645%
Germany
4,7053,73426%11,1397,111
57%42,5358,867380%
Korea, Republic of
3,8621,515155%13,777
5,129169%41,7347,063
491%
Taiwan3,523733381%
11,9742,446390%28,711
3,320
765%
Canada3,1882,42432%
9,138
6,378
43%50,977
10,198
400%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements4,2723,09138%
17,13811,56948%47,992
24,40897%
Domestic aircraft movements8,853
8,7381%34,55532,816
5%103,73784,26323%
Total aircraft movements
13,12511,82911%
51,69344,38516%151,729108,671
40%
M CTOW (tonne s) 1
International MCTOW408,950
295,95238%1,637,7661,101,59049%4,579,8942,575,827
78%
Dome s ti c MCTOW176,618167,9845%715,034654,6389%2,088,5971,656,204
26%
Total M CTOW585,568463,93626%2,352,8001,756,22734%
6,668,4914,232,03158%
Cargo (tonnes)
International Export6,1976,767-8 %22,40425,978-14%77,790
83,762-7 %
International Import7,3257,543
-3 %28,49430,990-8 %81,60995,180
-14%
Total Cargo13,52214,310-6 %50,89856,968
-11%159,399178,942-11%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 63,74550,88425%314,068
246,21928%804,710271,148197%
Total domestic passengers 121,311135,519-10%500,599563,231-11%
1,570,8271,313,10920%
Total passe nge rs185,056186,403
-1 %814,667809,4501%2,375,5371,584,25750%
International aircraft movements51838933%2,3251,79230%6,2121,985213%
Domestic aircraft movements909960-5 %
3,7973,918-3 %11,71910,63410%
Total aircraft movements1,4271,3496%6,1225,7107%17,93112,61942%
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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
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: 14 December 2023
November 2023 Monthly traffic preview
18%
increase year on
year
For November 2023, total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport increased by 18% compared to November 2022 and were 87%
of the November 2018 pre-COVID equivalent, the last full year not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. International passengers
(excl. transits) increased by 31% versus November 2022 and represent 88% of the November 2018 equivalent. Transit passengers
were up 12% compared to November 2022, representing 69% of November 2018 equivalent. Domestic passengers for November
2023 increased by 7% compared to November 2022 and represented 89% of November 2018 pre-COVID equivalent.
Key Points:
• International passengers (excl. transits) increased by 31% compared to November 2022 due to passenger numbers almost doubling on the Asia
network, led by pronounced recovery on the Chinese, Hong Kong, and Japanese routes. The Americas route returned to pre-COVID levels for
the month with 104k passengers traveling. The market has been stimulated by the return of the North American airlines to Auckland with six
airlines serving mainland USA and Canada during November 2023;
• Short-haul international demand continues to improve, increasing 14% on the year prior, representing a 90% recovery relative to pre-COVID
levels. Increased airline capacity and improving load factors have resulted in passenger numbers to the Pacific Islands exceeding pre-COVID
levels at 102k in the month;
• Total passenger movements on the domestic network increased by 7% compared to November 2022 with a combined 14% increase on
Christchurch and Queenstown routes;
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers increased 18% on the year prior and domestic passengers increased 9% on the same
month last year.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international (excl. Transits)
777,468591,47031%3,692,4922,463,46650%8,403,4973,503,512140%
Transit movements56,26050,35812%317,628226,22040%690,492310,120123%
Total international passengers 833,728641,82830%4,010,1202,689,68649%9,093,9893,813,632138%
Total domestic passengers
746,146695,1337%3,526,0203,396,9384%8,216,7916,504,49926%
Total passe nge rs
1,579,8741,336,96118%7,536,1406,086,62424%17,310,78010,318,13168%
Aircraft Movements
International aircraft movements
4,4613,56925%21,59915,13843%48,88426,56584%
Domestic aircraft movements9,2348,7506%43,78941,5665%104,22191,53314%
Total aircraft movements13,69512,31911%65,38856,70415%153,105118,09830%
M CTOW (tonne s) 1
International MCTOW439,524331,04533%2,077,2901,432,63445%4,688,3732,733,96971%
Dome s ti c MCTOW181,880169,2927%896,913823,9299%2,101,1851,794,20217%
Total M CTOW621,403500,33624%2,974,2032,256,56332%6,789,5584,528,17150%
QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT
Passenger Movements
Total international passengers 67,32657,05018%381,394303,26926%814,986328,198148%
Total domestic passengers 143,871131,6839%644,470694,914-7 %1,583,0151,397,41313%
Total passe nge rs211,197188,73312%1,025,864998,1833%2,398,0011,725,61139%
International aircraft movements4724544%2,7972,24625%6,2302,439155%
Domestic aircraft movements1,0291,0231%4,8264,941-2 %11,72511,2115%
Total aircraft movements
1,5011,4772%7,6237,1876%17,95513,65032%
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