About us

The gateway to the land of the long white cloud 

Auckland Airport is the main gateway to “the land of the long white cloud”.

It is where New Zealand touches the world - welcoming visitors and farewelling friends. 

Auckland International Airport Limited (Auckland Airport) was formed in 1988, when the New Zealand Government corporatised the management of Auckland International Airport. In 1998, the Government sold down its shareholding, and AIAL became the fifth airport company in the world to be publicly listed.

A city within a city, Auckland Airport generates billions of dollars for the economy, creating thousands of jobs, and helping grow New Zealand trade and tourism.

Over 70 per cent of visitors enter or leave New Zealand via Auckland Airport, which handles over 13 million passengers a year. More than 30 international airlines serve Auckland Airport, Australasia’s second busiest international airport, after Sydney.

As New Zealand's gateway, Auckland Airport has invested in our shared future through the development of capacity and services to ensure it will cope with an anticipated 24 million passengers a year by 2025, reflecting New Zealand’s growing popularity as one of the world’s leading tourism destinations. Part of this ongoing development includes a large scale sustainability programme known as ‘greening the airport’.