Queenstown Airport METAR NZQN

VFRLarge AirportElev. 357 m (1171 ft)

Queenstown Airport is situated in Queenstown, New Zealand. The ICAO code of Queenstown Airport is NZQN and the IATA code is ZQN.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 05/23 with a length of 1,891 m, BITUM runway 14/32 with a length of 890 m.
The elevation is 357 m (1171 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-08-22 16:30 UTC

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Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

6°C

Wind

10kt

Visibility

> 10km

Ceiling

4,000ft

QNH

993hPa

Raw METAR

METAR NZQN 221630Z AUTO 24010KT 9999 RA BKN040/// 06/05 Q0993

Decoded

Wind: From 240° (WSW) at 10 kt
Visibility: > 10 km
Weather: Rain
Sky: Broken (5–7 oktas) at 4,000 ft (1,219 m)
Temp / DP: 6°C (43°F) · Dew point 5°C (41°F)
QNH: 993 hPa · 29.32 inHg

TAF

Valid 22 Aug 12:00 UTC – 23 Aug 12:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF NZQN 221120Z 2212/2312 02005KT 9999 -SHRA BKN060 TEMPO 2212/2214 6000 SHRA TEMPO 2214/2219 3000 +RA BKN014 SCT020TCU BECMG 2218/2220 25018G30KT TEMPO 2219/2306 6000 SHRA FEW025TCU FM230700 27008KT 9999 BKN060

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

12:0018:00Sun 23 Aug06:0012:00NOW

Sat 22 Aug

BASE12:00 – 18:00 UTC

020° / 5 kt> 9.7 kmLight Showers RainBKN 6,000ft

VFR

TEMPO12:00 – 14:00 UTC

6 kmShowers Rain

MVFR

TEMPO14:00 – 19:00 UTC

3 kmHeavy RainBKN 1,400ft · SCT 2,000ft TCU

IFR

BECMG18:00 – 07:00 UTC

250° / 18 G30 kt> 9.7 kmLight Showers RainBKN 6,000ft

VFR

TEMPO19:00 – 06:00 UTC

6 kmShowers RainFEW 2,500ft TCU

MVFR

Sun 23 Aug

FM07:00 – 12:00 UTC

270° / 8 kt> 9.7 kmBKN 6,000ft

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
05	76°	1,891 m	Asphalt	164°	↓ 10 kt	3 kt R
23 ★ best	256°	1,891 m	Asphalt	16°	↑ 10 kt	3 kt L
14	165°	890 m	BITUM	75°	↑ 3 kt	10 kt R
32	345°	890 m	BITUM	105°	↓ 3 kt	10 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise19:29 UTC

Sunset06:06 UTC

Daylight:10h 36m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
NZDN	—	152 km	VFR	340° 9 kt	> 10 km	—	13°C

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