An incident report will be filed with the Civil Aviation Authority after an ''unmanned aerial vehicle'' was seen flying in the Jack's Point area yesterday afternoon.
A spokeswoman for air navigation services provider Airways said the Queenstown control tower was notified of an ''airspace incident'' by the pilot of a ''small general aviation commercial aircraft'' about 2pm yesterday.
It is understood the pilot of the plane, which was coming in to land at Queenstown, spotted what was believed to be a drone. Police were notified and called to investigate.
It is the second known incident of its type in the resort in recent months - in August police were called to investigate a sighting of what was believed to be a drone being flown at Lake Hayes Estate, which is in the airport's flight path.
That incident forced the pilot of an Air New Zealand A320 aircraft, with 153 passengers on board, to carry out a ''go-around'' to avoid a potential collision.
The Civil Aviation Authority has clear regulations around anyone flying remotely piloted aircraft systems near airports.
The maximum charge a person can face is one of endangerment of an aircraft, which carries a maximum penalty of 12 months' imprisonment, or a hefty fine.
CAA senior communications adviser Philippa Lagan said no complaint had been received by late yesterday afternoon.
