Operations
The majority of scheduled flights are domestic, with an increasing number of international flights weekly to Australia. The winter ski seasons are busy with extra international flights being flown by Qantas (Boeing 737-800), Jetstar Airways (Airbus A320), Virgin Australia (Boeing 737-800) and Air New Zealand (Airbus A320 / Boeing 737-300s). Summers are increasingly becoming more popular also with Jetstar, Air New Zealand and Qantas announcing extra services during the popular summer months. In September 2007 the airport completed a $31 million upgrade with increased terminal capacity and an extended apron for international flights. The airport has had several growth spurts and terminal enlargements since the. Queenstown is billed as Australia and New Zealand's fastest-growing airport. Weather permitting, there is substantial daily charter traffic of light aircraft (mostly Britten-Norman Islander, Cessna 206, Cessna 172) to Milford Sound and on sightseeing trips. Helicopters are also very active.
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