Air Wakatipu

Air Wakatipu is an airport terminal in Queenstown-Lakes, Otago. Air Wakatipu is situated near the airport terminal Air Milford, as well as near Over The Top Helicopters.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Queenstown Airport and Wakatipu High School.

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.

Wakatipu High School

School

Photo: 韩朝, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wakatipu High School is a state coeducationalsecondary school located in Queenstown, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13. A total of 1,538 students attend the school as of July 2026. As of 2024 it is the only public high school in Queenstown. Wakatipu High School is situated 670 metres east of Air Wakatipu.

Lake Johnson

Lake

Photo: Grapeman4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Johnson is a small lake near the suburb of Frankton in Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It has no inflow or outflow and is classified as a glacial lake. Lake Johnson is situated 2½ km north of Air Wakatipu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frankton and Quail Rise.

Frankton

Suburb

Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.

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

Quail Rise

Quarter

Quail Rise is a residential suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. Development of the circa 200 residential sections started around 1996 with the final sections being released in 2012. Quail Rise is situated 3½ km north of Air Wakatipu.

Shotover Country

Quarter

Shotover Country is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It has around 810 sections and was originally 202 hectares when first rezoned from rural to residential. Shotover Country is situated 3½ km northeast of Air Wakatipu.

Air Wakatipu

Type: Airport terminal
Categories: building and transport
Location: Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.02522° or 45° 1′ 31″ south

Longitude

168.74097° or 168° 44′ 28″ east

Operator

Air Wakatipu

Open location code

4V6CXPFR+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 237661753

OpenStreetMap feature

aeroway=terminal

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Air Milford and Over The Top Helicopters.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Airwork and Škoda.

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