First licensed to operate in 1935, the Queenstown airport is located in Franktown, Otago, New Zealand about 8km from the central business district. It’s a busy airport handling over 2 million passengers a year; in fact, it’s New Zealand’s 4th busiest airport by passenger traffic. The airport is known for its scenery and challenging approach to land due to nearby high terrain.
Directions: After taking off stay in the valley heading eastward following the river/stream until it meets the road right around BBRIE. Turn slightly south over the Gibbston Valley where you’ll see several vineyards. Fly over Gibbston Valley Winery & Restaurant and follow the road as it winds its way through the mountains and comes out near NZCS where you'll turn north and follow the valley to Queensberry (waypoint JOLLY), where you’ll find the Clutha River running northwest. Follow the river into Lake Wanaka and waypoint EPDEX. Stay over the lay heading north-northwest to waypoint MWAHO where you’ll fly over the Mou Waho Lookout point which is on an island in the lake. From there, continue north over the lake to the shore where you’ll stay in the valley heading north and flying over Makarora and landing at NZMW.
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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19OCT24 1624Z | NZQN | NZMW | DefiantPrawn | Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) | -83 ft/m | 84 nm | 00:48 | View | |
11JUN23 0322Z | NZQN | NZMW | Percell Perry | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -87 ft/m | 75 nm | 00:23 | View | |
13MAR23 0643Z | NZQN | NZMW | Brandon Campbell | Saab JAS39 Gripen (SB39) | -443 ft/m | 88 nm | 00:15 | View | |
10MAR23 0214Z | NZQN | NZMW | ropiemasta | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -151 ft/m | 85 nm | 00:24 | View | |
09MAR23 0529Z | NZQN | NZMW | Nerd_Droid | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -223 ft/m | 77 nm | 00:53 | View | |
09MAR23 0514Z | NZQN | NZMW | DeviousFusion | Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) | -66 ft/m | 76 nm | 00:20 | View | |
09MAR23 0510Z | NZQN | NZMW | Fliggity | Quest Kodiak (KODI) | -83 ft/m | 80 nm | 00:34 | View | |
09MAR23 0507Z | NZQN | NZMW | Icy Trinity | Bell-Boeing *V-22 Osprey (V22) | -317 ft/m | 82 nm | 00:30 | View | |
09MAR23 0506Z | NZQN | NZMW | Bobby Bodemann | Beechcraft 58 Baron (BE58) | -5 ft/m | 85 nm | 00:32 | View | |
09MAR23 0505Z | NZQN | NZMW | ExcessumPerficio | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -335 ft/m | 79 nm | 00:29 | View | |
09MAR23 0505Z | NZQN | NZMW | Sven Lenkewitz | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -152 ft/m | 81 nm | 00:29 | View | |
09MAR23 0505Z | NZQN | NZMW | ResetXPDR | Quest Kodiak (KODI) | -88 ft/m | 78 nm | 00:29 | View | |
09MAR23 0503Z | NZQN | NZMW | Clorix | Unknown/Generic Undesignated (ZZZZ) | -351 ft/m | 82 nm | 00:26 | View | |
09MAR23 0502Z | NZQN | NZMW | Wokninja | Quest Kodiak (KODI) | -137 ft/m | 87 nm | 00:36 | View | |
09MAR23 0454Z | NZQN | NZMW | Seany69 | Boeing 737-700 (B737) | -479 ft/m | 82 nm | 00:19 | View | |
09MAR23 0312Z | NZQN | NZMW | CoupeX | Pipistrel Virus (PIVI) | -115 ft/m | 57 nm | 00:27 | View | |
27FEB23 0606Z | NZQN | NZMW | Jahdoh | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -183 ft/m | 76 nm | 00:27 | View |