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Wellington Airport begins major runway resurfacing works

14 Sep 2020

Wellington Airport first in southern hemisphere to install real-time runway monitoring system

13 Feb 2020

Singapore Airlines’ A350-900 flies into the Capital for the first time

1 Nov 2019
Singapore Airlines' A350-900 arriving in Wellington for the first time

Celebrating 60 years at Wellington Airport

25 Oct 2019
Photo of Wellington Airport in the 1970s

Wellington Airport releases its 2040 Masterplan

22 Oct 2019

Main Terminal Upgrade Phase 2 Complete

14 Aug 2019

State-of-the art auto-bag-drop units now here

5 Jul 2019

Rydges Wellington Airport hotel now open

29 May 2019

Wellington Airport withdraws application from Environment Court

11 Apr 2019

Wellington Airport paints pride rainbow on runway

1 Mar 2019
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester

The world’s first fully automated aerobridge launches at Wellington Airport

5 Feb 2019

Bus transport hub opens

4 Dec 2018