The Queenstown Airport is one of many in New Zealand that cater to many domestic as well as international flights. These solely comprise of flights to and from Australia, mainly Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. With several terminals it has catered to air flight customers numbering more than 800,000 for the year 2010. It is indeed a fully fledged airport providing the necessary facilities to keep passengers in utmost comfort and convenience. These include parking services, ATMs, bag storage facility, an internet lounge with wifi as well as a baby changing and parent room. For the more energetic and enthusiastic traveller, there is ample shopping space, including shops offering duty free services, plus bookshops and souvenir shops that afford the chance to buy last minute gifts. The dining option is perhaps the most appealing as the Airport Caf affords some of the best possible scenery of New Zealand. A traveller can just sink into the caf and while sipping through an iced drink or a sizzling hot chocolate can examine at leisure the spectacular view overlooking the Remarkables and Coronet Peak.
There is a wide variety of logistic options to reach the city with variable durations being consumed for each. The taxi service is probably the fastest as it takes you there in just 15 minutes. The shuttle service is probably far more economical as well as the bus and especially when you are in a group the shuttle offers exclusive discounts but can take up about 25-30 minutes.
Quite close to the airport, just 6 km away from it is the renowned 4 star hotel the Millennium Hotel Queenstown which is also admirably close to the citys renowned attractions. These include the central shopping district, the area of outdoor activities like bungee jumping and white water rafting as well as the famous ski areas. Those seeking a
luxury hotel Queenstown can find themselves enviably placed here as the modern amenities are to any fastidious travellers taste while the dining which provides New Zealands best dishes prepared in mouth watering flavours at the elegant Observatory Restaurant is a luxury in itself. For a
Queenstown hotel, this one especially stands out as in addition to lodgings, it has also been designed to host business meetings and conferences utilizing modern equipment in plush settings.
