Queenstown Airport

The public release of the Price-waterhouseCoopers report on the strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland airports has been delayed because of last week's Christchurch earthquake.

Queenstown airport needs 19.1ha of land owned by Remarkables Park Ltd to free up space for its terminal expansion and allow it to develop an aviation park for 10 commercial operators and corporate jets, the airport's chief says.

A Jetstar airliner approaches the runway of Queenstown Airport above the construction site o

The Government has decided extending Queenstown Airport is an issue of "national significance".

Queenstown Airport set a record in January, with almost 73,000 domestic passengers passing through its terminal during the month.

Runway lights at Queenstown Airport will be operational by the end of June, maximising the airport's operating hours and reducing the number of flight diversions.

The long-awaited independent report into the strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland airports is expected to be made public this month.

The surcharge of $6 that taxi companies charge visitors for airport pick-ups - when the actual price charged to operators is less - concerns the Queenstown Airport Corporation.

Visitors arriving in the region who felt "ripped off" by taxi fares from the airport may be unaware of the standard $6 airport fee, operators say.

Queenstown Airport Corporation has again rejected parts of the Queenstown Lakes District Council's recommendation for airport noise management, citing problems with wording and several matters of clarification.