February 2025 Monthly traffic update

February 2025 Monthly traffic update
Notes:
This monthly traffic update from Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) is generated with assistance and data from the New Zealand Customs Service, Airways 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: 17 March 202 5


Key points:
• In February 2025, there was a total of 844k international passenger movements in the month, a 3.2% decrease compared to the same month in
2024. February 2024 was a leap year , so on an equivalent 28 day month, international passenger movements increased 0.2%. International
passenger movements, excluding transits, for the month of February 202 5 decreased by 1.3% and on a similar day adjusted basis, a 2.1% increase
compared to a 28 day month last year. International passenger movements in February 2025 represent a recovery to 9 3% of the pre-COVID
equivalent, just 1 percentage point off the highest recovery rate post the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic;
• International seat capacity decreased by 7% for the month of February, resulting in airline load factors increasing by 4 percentage points to reach
83%. Once again, the two largest load factor increases were on the United States routes which improved by 11 percentage points and China
routes improving by 7 percentage points compared to February 2024;
• International transit passenger movements continued to experience a large decline, falling 32% during February 2025 on the prior year reflecting
airlines continuing to prioritise point-to-point passengers at the expense of Americas to Australia transit passenger flows;
• Reviewing changes in international passengers excluding transits shows American nationals had the largest volume increase for the month of 3.6k
or 4%, followed by Australian nationals increasing 2.5k or 2.8%. Chinese nationals decreased by 17k or 20% due to the timing of Chinese New Year;
• Domestic passenger movements decreased 5% in the month of February 202 5 when compared to the same month in the prior year, a day
adjusted decline of 1.6% with seat capacity the same as last year, resulting in domestic load factors declining by 4.4 percentage points to 84.4%;
and
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers in February 202 5 increased 3% on the year prior and domestic passengers decreased by 3%
on the same month last year.
AUCKLAND AIRPORT

Current month

Financial year to date

Rolling 12-month total
Passenger Movements

Current
year
Change vs
prior year

Current
year
Change vs
prior year

Current
year
Change vs
prior year
International passengers

807,861 -1%

6,604,025 4%

9,539,031 6%
Transit movements

36,526 -32%

486,586 -3%

736,810 2%
Total international passengers

844,387 -3%

7,090,611 3%

10,275,841 6%
Domestic passengers

691,255 -5%

5,669,110 0%

8,449,419 0%
Total passengers

1,535,642 -4%

12,759,721 2%

18,725,260 3%






Aircraft Movements




International aircraft movements

4,190 -7%

35,523 -2%

52,414 1%
Domestic aircraft movements

8,638 -2%

70,282 0%

104,963 0%
Total aircraft movements

12,828 -4%

105,805 -1%

157,377 0%




MCTOW (tonnes)
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International MCTOW

434,022 -6%

3,526,136 -1%

5,178,295 2%
Domestic MCTOW

175,400 0%

1,431,847 0%

2,137,953 0%
Total MCTOW

609,421 -5%

4,957,984 -1%

7,316,248 2%





QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT

Current month

Financial year to date

Rolling 12 month-total
Passenger Movements

Current
year
Change vs
prior year

Current
year
Change vs
prior year

Current
year
Change vs
prior year
International passengers

64,527 3%

680,179 10%

918,427 10%
Domestic passengers

144,595 -3%

1,136,314 3%

1,659,934 3%
Total passengers

209,122 -1%

1,816,493 5%

2,578,361 5%





International aircraft movements

431 0%

4,735 3%

6,485 2%
Domestic aircraft movements

999 -2%

8,421 4%

12,399 5%
Total aircraft movements

1,430 -1%

13,156 4%

18,884 4%