July 2025 Monthly traffic update

July 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 August 202 5


Key points:
• In July 2025 there was a total of 831 k international passenger movements in the month, a 3% decrease compared to the same month in 2024.
Excluding transits, international passenger movements for the month of July 202 5 decreased by 2% . International seat capacity also declined 2%
on the same month last year resulting in average load factors of 82% , a 0.5 percentage point decline on the year prior;
• The decline in international passenger numbers during the month of July is partially explained by the timing of the New Zealand school holidays
that started a week earlier this year on 28 June 2025. Passenger movements for New Zealand nationals declined by 2% for July 2025 when
compared to the same month last year, but when comparing the school holiday weeks, passenger movements for New Zealand nationals
increased by 3%. Passenger movements of Australian nationals increased by 5% for the month of July 2025, the increase largely attributable to
the later timings of the Victoria and Queensland school holidays this year compared to last. Chinese nationals decreased by 13% due in part to the
strong performance last year as a result of the World Choir Games that were held in Auckland in July 2024;
• Passenger numbers and seat capacity on the short-haul international network were flat on last year returning the same load factors of 83%. Long-
haul international load factors declined by 1.3 percentage points to 80% with passenger movements decreasing by 7% on 6% fewer seats;
• Domestic passenger movements increased by 1% in the month of July 202 5 when compared to the same month in the prior year with seat
capacity increasing 3%, resulting in domestic load factors declining by 2.1 percentage points to 82%. Domestic trunk passengers and seat capacity
increased by 3% and 5% year on year respectively with load factors of 83%; and
• Queenstown Airport international passenger numbers in July 202 5 increased 10% on the year prior and domestic passengers increased 4% on the
same month last year. International passenger numbers reached a new all-time high with 105k in one month, beating the previous record set in
January 2025.
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

768,954 -2%

768,954 -2%

9,604,660 3%
Transit movements

62,528 -13%

62,528 -13%

675,522 -10%
Total international passengers

831,482 -3%

831,482 -3%

10,280,182 2%
Domestic passengers

698,101 1%

698,101 1%

8,432,972 -1%
Total passengers

1,529,583 -1%

1,529,583 -1%

18,713,154 1%






Aircraft Movements




International aircraft movements

4,377 -1%

4,377 -1%

52,133 -2%
Domestic aircraft movements

8,503 1%

8,503 1%

105,279 0%
Total aircraft movements

12,880 0%

12,880 0%

157,412 0%




MCTOW (tonnes)
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International MCTOW

422,826 0%

422,826 0%

5,155,736 -1%
Domestic MCTOW

181,781 3%

181,781 3%

2,153,524 1%
Total MCTOW

604,607 1%

604,607 1%

7,309,260 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

105,208 10%

105,208 10%

953,402 10%
Domestic passengers

144,326 4%

144,326 4%

1,663,223 1%
Total passengers

249,534 6%

249,534 6%

2,616,625 4%





International aircraft movements

705 4%

705 4%

6,651 4%
Domestic aircraft movements

1,041 1%

1,041 1%

12,293 2%
Total aircraft movements

1,746 2%

1,746 2%

18,944 3%