Wellington International Airport is located on the Rongotai isthmus, 7 km southeast of central Wellington, New Zealand's capital city.

Airlines and Major Destinations include:

• air2there (Paraparaumu, Blenheim, Nelson)
• Air Chathams (Chatham Islands - Tuuta)
• Air New Zealand (Whangarei, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Napier, Palmerston North, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Christchurch, Timaru, Queenstown (seasonal), Dunedin, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne)
• Qantas operated by JetConnect (Auckland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne)
• Pacific Blue (Brisbane)
• Sounds Air (Picton, Kaikoura)
• Air West Coast (Greymouth, Westport)
• Freedom Air (Gold Coast, Nadi)

Wellington Airport's original domestic terminal was built, as a temporary measure, inside a corrugated iron hangar, and was not replaced for many decades. It was known for being overcrowded. A major new domestic terminal was completed in 1999, and construction is under way to lengthen the south end of the 1936-metre runway by 90 m, in order to come within compliance with ICAO safety regulations. There are also scoping studies underway for a north end runway extension.

Since 1998 Wellington airport has been two-thirds privately owned by Infratil, with the remaining third owned by the Wellington City Council.