Colin KeelIs Wanaka Airport destined to eclipse Queenstown Airport and become the country's fourth-largest airport? That question has been raised by the size of the proposed expansion of the passenger terminal at Queenstown Airport. The Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) has been considering either expanding the terminal or building a new one. Its August 2017 master plan said the expansion option would cater for ''up to 3.2 million passenger movements''. ''In our opinion, this suggests that QAC are looking at developing Wanaka Airport to accommodate those 3.9 million passenger movements a year by 2045.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 21, 2019 16:41 UTC