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Mount Cook Airport

New Zealand

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Mount Cook Airport

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2153 ft

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Gateway to New Zealand's highest alpine wilderness.

Location

Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand

Mount Cook Airport (IATA: MON, ICAO: NZMC) is a small regional aerodrome located in the Mackenzie Basin of the South Island of New Zealand, serving the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park area. Situated at an elevation of approximately 2,327 feet (709 metres) above sea level, the airport provides access to one of New Zealand's most iconic natural landscapes, dominated by the Southern Alps and the country's highest peak, Aoraki/Mount Cook. The airport primarily handles scenic flights, glacier landings, and skydiving operations, along with scheduled regional services. Its mountain setting and proximity to glaciers make it a popular base for tourism and adventure aviation activities. Air New Zealand has historically provided scheduled services connecting the airport to Christchurch and Queenstown, though service frequency has varied over the years.

Terminals

The airport has a small, single terminal building suited to its low-volume regional and tourism traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to the village of Aoraki/Mount Cook is available primarily by road, with coach and shuttle services connecting to nearby towns such as Twizel and Lake Tekapo.

Airlines here

Air New Zealand has operated scheduled services at Mount Cook Airport, with various operators also offering scenic and charter flights.

Notable facts

›The airport sits within Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Area.
›It is one of the highest-elevation airports in New Zealand.
›Scenic glacier flights and ski-plane landings on the Tasman Glacier are key activities based here.
›The surrounding national park is home to Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest peak at 3,724 metres.
›Skydiving operations are conducted at the airport, taking advantage of the dramatic alpine scenery.

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Encyclopaedia

Mount Cook Aerodrome is an airport near Mount Cook Village, New Zealand. Mount Cook Tourist Company built a small airfield at Birch Hill Flat, which opened on 3 May 1936. Mount Cook Airline began scheduled passenger flights to the area in 1961.

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