<P> This is a list of the busiest airports in New Zealand by passenger numbers and aircraft movements . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Airport </Th> <Th> IATA </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Passengers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 . </Td> <Td> Auckland International Airport </Td> <Td> AKL </Td> <Td> Auckland </Td> <Td> 19,020,573 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 . </Td> <Td> Christchurch International Airport </Td> <Td> CHC </Td> <Td> Christchurch </Td> <Td> 6,566,598 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 . </Td> <Td> Wellington International Airport </Td> <Td> WLG </Td> <Td> Wellington </Td> <Td> 6,049,194 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 . </Td> <Td> Queenstown International Airport </Td> <Td> ZQN </Td> <Td> Queenstown </Td> <Td> 1,892,443 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 . </Td> <Td> Nelson Airport </Td> <Td> NSN </Td> <Td> Nelson </Td> <Td> 1,000,373 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 . </Td> <Td> Dunedin International Airport </Td> <Td> DUD </Td> <Td> Dunedin </Td> <Td> 973,089 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 . </Td> <Td> Hawkes Bay Airport </Td> <Td> NPE </Td> <Td> Napier </Td> <Td> 652,456 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 . </Td> <Td> Palmerston North Airport </Td> <Td> PMR </Td> <Td> Palmerston North </Td> <Td> 630,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 . </Td> <Td> New Plymouth Airport </Td> <Td> NPL </Td> <Td> New Plymouth </Td> <Td> 435,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 . </Td> <Td> Tauranga Airport </Td> <Td> TRG </Td> <Td> Tauranga </Td> <Td> 350,085 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 . </Td> <Td> Hamilton Airport </Td> <Td> HLZ </Td> <Td> Hamilton </Td> <Td> 317,348 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 . </Td> <Td> Blenheim Airport </Td> <Td> BHE </Td> <Td> Blenheim </Td> <Td> 302,884 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 . </Td> <Td> Invercargill Airport </Td> <Td> IVC </Td> <Td> Invercargill </Td> <Td> 294,832 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 . </Td> <Td> Rotorua International Airport </Td> <Td> ROT </Td> <Td> Rotorua </Td> <Td> 241,303 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Airport </Th> <Th> IATA </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Passengers </Th> </Tr>

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