AKL Airport Code, Auckland International Airport
AKL is the IATA airport code for Auckland International Airport, the main international gateway for Auckland, New Zealand. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, NZAA.
What airport is AKL?
AKL is the IATA airport code for Auckland International Airport, in Auckland, New Zealand. The same airport has the ICAO code NZAA.
It is a major hub, ranked number 154 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code NZAA begins with N, the prefix ICAO assigns to the South Pacific.
| IATA airport code | AKL |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | NZAA |
| Airport | Auckland International Airport |
| City | Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Main airlines | NZ, JQ, EK |
| Runways | 1 |
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Where is AKL airport located?
Auckland International Airport (AKL) is in Auckland, New Zealand, at coordinates -37.01199, 174.78633.
It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, at 37.01° S, 174.79° E. It is close to sea level at 23 ft (7 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at AKL
It has a single paved runway. The longest is 11,926 ft (3.64 km), designated 05R/23L.
Which airlines fly to AKL?
The open route dataset lists NZ (Air New Zealand), JQ (Jetstar Airways), EK (Emirates), QF (Qantas), CI (China Airlines), LA (LAN Airlines) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Auckland International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the AKL code comes from
AKL is AucKLand, New Zealand's main gateway at Mangere. The code carries about three quarters of the country's international traffic and is Air New Zealand's hub, the anchor of the Pacific's southern network alongside SYD and NAN.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Auckland International Airport?
The IATA code for Auckland International Airport in Auckland is AKL. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Auckland?
The 3-letter IATA code for Auckland International Airport in Auckland is AKL.
What is the ICAO code for Auckland International Airport?
The ICAO code for Auckland International Airport is NZAA. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code AKL.
What is the difference between AKL and NZAA?
AKL is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. NZAA is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Auckland International Airport.
Read more about Auckland International Airport on Wikipedia →
Nearby and related airports
Other airports in New Zealand and the wider region:
Popular routes from AKL
Distance and typical flight time from Auckland International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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