May 2025 Monthly traffic update

May 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: 16 June 202 5


Key points:
• In May 2025, there was a total of 765k international passenger movements in the month, a 4% increase compared to the same month in 2024.
Excluding transits, international passenger movements for the month of May 202 5 increased by 6%. International seat capacity was flat on the
same month last year resulting in average load factors of 80%, a 3.3 percentage point improvement on the year prior;
• Reviewing the five largest nationalities for non-transit international passengers showed that New Zealanders made up 52% of international
passenger movements in the month, an increase of 6% on prior year and 3% ahead of May 2019. Australian nationals increased by 5% on the prior
year and account for 10% of all international passengers. Chinese nationals increased by 7%, USA nationals increased by 13% with Indian nationals
decreasing by 2% , but 31% ahead of May 2019;
• Load factors across the short-haul international network reached 82%, 2.1 percentage points higher than the year prior. Long-haul international
load factors improved by 4.8 percentage points to 77%. Departing long-haul international load factors were elevated at 84%. With the transition
into the winter season, the seasonal shift drove higher outbound demand as travellers seek warmer destinations abroad;
• Domestic passenger movements increased 1% in the month of May 202 5 when compared to the same month in the prior year, with seat capacity
increasing 2%, resulting in domestic load factors declining by 0.9 percentage points to 81%. Domestic trunk passengers and seat capacity
increased by 3% and 4% year on year respectively resulting in load factors of 82%; and
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers in May 202 5 increased 15% on the year prior and domestic passengers decreased 1% 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

709,902 6%

8,923,642 3%

9,595,198 3%
Transit movements

54,940 -12%

631,422 -7%

704,650 -6%
Total international passengers

764,842 4%

9,555,064 3%

10,299,848 3%
Domestic passengers

667,484 1%

7,802,388 -1%

8,417,048 -1%
Total passengers

1,432,326 3%

17,357,452 1%

18,716,896 1%






Aircraft Movements




International aircraft movements

4,088 1%

48,177 -2%

52,185 -2%
Domestic aircraft movements

8,578 1%

97,071 0%

104,865 -1%
Total aircraft movements

12,666 1%

145,248 -1%

157,050 -1%




MCTOW (tonnes)
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International MCTOW

392,401 -1%

4,773,454 -1%

5,162,192 -1%
Domestic MCTOW

176,907 2%

1,980,387 0%

2,140,911 0%
Total MCTOW

569,308 0%

6,753,842 -1%

7,303,103 -1%





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

49,465 15%

884,120 10%

940,792 10%
Domestic passengers

113,627 -1%

1,543,517 2%

1,654,477 1%
Total passengers

163,092 4%

2,427,637 5%

2,595,269 5%





International aircraft movements

365 8%

6,172 4%

6,591 4%
Domestic aircraft movements

867 -7%

11,402 3%

12,329 3%
Total aircraft movements

1,232 -3%

17,574 3%

18,920 3%