April 2025 Monthly traffic update

April 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: 15 May 202 5


Key points:
• In April 2025, there was a total of 839k international passenger movements in the month, a 3% increase compared to the same month in 2024.
International passenger movements, excluding transits, for the month of April 202 5 increased by 5%. International seat capacity decreased by 2%
for the same month resulting in average load factors of 85.5 %, a 4.1 percentage point improvement on the year prior;
• Reviewing the five largest nationalities for non-transit international passengers showed that New Zealanders made up 48% of international
passenger movements and volume increasing 5% on prior year, 1% ahead of April 2019 (the last time school holidays and public holidays all
al igned). Australian nationals increased by 12% on the prior year with the strength partially attributable to the timing of school holidays. Chinese
nationals increased by 2%, USA nationals increased by 13% with UK nationals increasing by 4%;
• Load factors across the Tasman were elevated for the month at 91% a 4.2 percentage point improvement on the prior year. Long-haul international
load factors improved by 3.1 percentage points to 82% and the Pacific Island routes also improved by 5.5 percentage points to 81%;
• Domestic passenger movements decreased 2% in the month of April 202 5 when compared to the same month in the prior year, with seat capacity
decreasing 1%, resulting in domestic load factors declining by 1.5 percentage points to 84%. Domestic trunk passenger movements were flat year
on year on 1% more seats resulting in load factors declining slightly to 86%; and
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers in April 202 5 increased 23% on the year prior and domestic passengers were flat 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

793,452 5%

8,213,740 3%

9,556,095 4%
Transit movements

45,164 -19%

576,482 -7%

712,046 -4%
Total international passengers

838,616 3%

8,790,222 2%

10,268,141 3%
Domestic passengers

700,105 -2%

7,134,904 -1%

8,409,583 -1%
Total passengers

1,538,721 1%

15,925,126 1%

18,677,724 1%






Aircraft Movements




International aircraft movements

4,166 -3%

44,089 -2%

52,146 -2%
Domestic aircraft movements

8,670 -2%

88,491 0%

104,806 -1%
Total aircraft movements

12,836 -2%

132,580 -1%

156,952 -1%




MCTOW (tonnes)
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International MCTOW

404,141 -1%

4,381,053 -1%

5,166,293 0%
Domestic MCTOW

178,014 -1%

1,803,467 0%

2,137,352 0%
Total MCTOW

582,155 -1%

6,184,520 -1%

7,303,645 0%





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

84,058 23%

834,655 10%

934,317 11%
Domestic passengers

140,418 0%

1,429,890 2%

1,655,196 2%
Total passengers

224,476 7%

2,264,545 5%

2,589,513 5%





International aircraft movements

593 16%

5,807 4%

6,563 3%
Domestic aircraft movements

1,030 0%

10,535 3%

12,394 4%
Total aircraft movements

1,623 5%

16,342 4%

18,957 4%