Auckland Airport

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The Auckland Airport ( Auckland International Airport, IATA code: AKL; ICAO code: NZAA ) is the largest and most important international airport in New Zealand. It is located at the site Mangere on the outskirts of Auckland. The airport is the aviation hub of Air New Zealand. The operator of Auckland International Airport Limited is listed on the New Zealand 50 Index Exchange in the NZX.

The airport has three passenger check-in areas, two of which are for domestic flights and is used for international flights. The terminal for international flights has 14 boarding gates with jetways. The airport handles more than 11 million passengers, of which 6 million international, with the 160,000 flight movements are based on (2006). It is expected that the number of international passengers in 2050 exceeds 50 million annually.

The airport is operated by the Auckland International Airport Limited whose shares on the New Zealand Stock Exchange NZX under the code: AIA traded. The turnover in 2006 was about 305 million dollars, 282 million dollars by 2005. Earnings after tax amounted in both years at about 100 million dollars.

The airport is the second largest cargo airport in New Zealand for goods value and brings the region a turnover of 14 billion dollars. About 70 % of all international passengers use it.

Expansion of the airport in 2008

In April 2008, a new pier was taken for international flights in operation in October after Qantas with an A380 test flight was to land a plane at the airport in Auckland for the first time, officially opened by the then Prime Minister Helen Clark.

In order to be able to handle currently the largest passenger airliner in the world, the A380, Gate 15 and 16 were equipped with a so-called Mulit Aircraft Ramp System (MARS), which has two A380 machines or four smaller aircraft can handle at one time. The airport company has invested around NZ $ 50 Mill in the expansion.

The first three times a week buses running flight with an A380 began on February 2, 2009 by Dubai via Sydney to Auckland and back and was established by the airline Emirates.

With the planning of the expansion of the airport, the possibility was created, provided that the passenger numbers continue to rise accordingly, the airport to expand 10 more gates. At the same time they gave the Airport by the expansion of a green image. About 300 m2 of solar cells, it is now possible to generate 49,500 kWh of electricity and produce about 40 m3 of hot water, also an energy management system was installed and built, and others, a filter system which ensures continuously clean and fresh air.

Incidents

On July 4, 1966 Douglas DC- 8 of Air New Zealand crashed on a training flight shortly after takeoff on the runway; two died of five crew members.

On February 17, 1979, a Fokker Friendship of Air New Zealand crashed into the Manukau Harbour on the landing approach; a crew member and a member of the ground crew died.