Frankton Arm

Frankton Arm is a bay in New Zealand. Frankton Arm is situated nearby to the quarter Kawarau Falls, as well as near Kelvin Peninsula.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Queenstown Airport and Queenstown Hill.

Queenstown Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Ruazn2, CC BY 2.5.

Queenstown International Airport is an international airport located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, which serves the resort town of Queenstown. The airport handled 2.7 million passengers in the calendar year 2025, making it the fourth busiest airport in New Zealand by passenger total passenger traffic. Queenstown Airport is situated 3½ km east of Frankton Arm.

Queenstown Hill

Peak

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Queenstown Hill, also known by its Māori name of Te Tapu-nui, is a small 907 metres mountain near Queenstown, New Zealand in the South Island. The lower levels of the hill contain housing especially near Queenstown, Frankton Road and Marina Heights.

Peninsula Hill

Peak

Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 3.0.

Peninsula Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelvin Peninsula and Frankton.

Kelvin Peninsula

Quarter

Kelvin Peninsula is a peninsula on the shore of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand's Otago Region. The peninsula lies between the main body of Lake Wakatipu and the lake's Frankton Arm and its outlet, the Kawarau River.

Frankton

Suburb

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Frankton is a suburb of the town of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand, it was formerly a separate settlement.

Queenstown

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Queenstown is a world renowned resort town in the South Island of New Zealand. The town sits on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and is surrounded by the Southern Alps.

Frankton Arm

Latitude

-45.02919° or 45° 1′ 45″ south

Longitude

168.70322° or 168° 42′ 12″ east

Elevation

577 metres (1,893 feet)

Open location code

4V6CXPC3+87

GeoNames ID

2190930

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Satellite Map

Discover Frankton Arm from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kawarau Falls and Lower Shotover.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa and Eichardt’s Hotel.

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