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New Zealand is a self-governing country in the South Pacific Ocean, situated southeast of Australia. It comprises two large islands, North Island and South Island and numerous smaller islands, including Stewart Island to the south of South Island. The area of New Zealand is 270,534 sq km (104,454 sq mi). Associated with New Zealand are Ross Dependency (in Antarctica), Niue, Tokelau, and the Cook Islands (in the Pacific Ocean). The capital of the country is Wellington. Auckland is the largest city.

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Airline Operating Dates IATA / ICAO Tree Status Update / New

Air Adventures

1999* - 2003*     Status?  

Air Cargo New Zealand

* ~ *     Unproven  

Air Chathams

1986 - 2010> CV : CVA   Active  

Air Coromandel

2003* - 2003*     Status?  

Air Fiordland

1984* - 2010>     Active  

Air Freight NZ

1989 - 2010> -- : TFR   Active  

Air Milford

1993 - 2010>     Active  

Air Napier

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Air National

1992 - 2010> -- : JPS Air National Active  

Air NE

1989 - 2004*     Status?  

Air Nelson

1979 - 2010> PG : RLK   Active  

Air New Zealand (ANZ)

1965 - 2010> NZ : ANZ Air New Zealand Active  

Air New Zealand Cargo

2000* - 2001*     Status?  

Air North

1953* - 1975* GD : --- >Nationwide Air Renamed  

Air Post

1990* - 2010>     Active  

Air Safaris & Services

1970 - 2006*     Status?  

Air Transport Chatham Islands

* ~ *     Unproven  

Air Travel

1930 - 1931     Defunct  

Air Travel (NZ)

1934 - 1935*     Status?  

Air Wanganui Commuter

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Air West Coast

2006* - 2009*     Status?  

air2there.com

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Airland

1968* - 1971*     Status?  

Airlines of New Zealand

* - *   Airlines of New Zealand Status?  

Airwork

1984* - 2010> NZ : PST   Active  

Akarana Air

1975* - 1975*   >Nationwide Air Renamed  

AlpineAir

2004* - 2004*     Status?  

Ansett Newmans

* - *     Status? Update

Ansett NZ

1987 - 2000*   >Qantas New Zealand Renamed  

ANZAM (Australian & New Zealand Air Marketing Corp.)

* ~ *     Unproven  

Aqua Avia Society

* ~ *     Unproven  

Arrow Aviation

1923* - 1923*     Status?  

Aspiring Air

1974* - 2010> OI : ---   Active  

Associated Air

1986* - 1986*     Status?  

Avia Air Charter

2009* - 2010>     Active New

Canterbury Aviation Company

1917 - 1923     Defunct  

Capital Air Services

1965* - 1979* CN : ---   Status?  

City Jet

1999 - 1999     Defunct  

Civair

* ~ *     Unproven  

Classic Air

* ~ *     Unproven  

Cook Islands Airways

1973 - 1979* KH : ---   Status?  

Cook Islands International

1992* - 1992*     Defunct  

Cook Strait Airways

1935 - 1947   >Air New Zealand Renamed  

Eagle Airways

1969 - 2010> -- : WEG   Active  

East Coast Airways

1935 - 1935*     Status?  

Fieldair

1957* - 1957*     Status?  

Fieldair

1989* - 1989*   Fieldair Status?  

Firstjet

2007* - 2007*     Began?  

Flight 2000

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Flight Corporation

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Flightline Aviation

* ~ *     Unproven  

Freedom Air

2003* - 2008 SJ : FOM Freedom Air (NZ) Defunct  

Freedom Air International

1995 - 2003*   >Freedom Air (NZ) Renamed  

Golden Coast Airlines

1967* - 1967*     Status?  

Great Barrier Airlines

1983 - 2010> -- : GBA   Active  

Hercules Airlines

1985* - 1989*     Status?  

Hibiscus Air

1993* - 1993*     Status?  

Island Air

2006* - 2006*     Status?  

James Air

* ~ *     Unproven  

Jetconnect (Jet Connect)

2002 - 2010> QF : QNZ   Active  

JumpJet Airlines

2008* - 2008*     Began?  

K2000 Airlines

1999 - 2000     Defunct  

King Solomon Airways*

1997 - 2002     Defunct  

Kiwi Pacific

2007* - 2007*     Began?  

Kiwi Travel Air Charters

1994 - 1995*   >Kiwi Travel International Renamed  

Kiwi Travel International

1995* - 1996   Kiwi Travel International Defunct  

Kiwijet

2009* - 2009* KJ : KIJ   Began?  

Menzies Aviation

1990 - 1992   >Air National Renamed  

Merchant Air

1983* - 1983*     Defunct  

Milford Sound Flightseeing (Scenic Flights)

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Mount Cook & Southern Lake Tourist Co.

* ~ *     Unproven  

Mount Cook Airline

1961 - 2010> NM : NZM Mount Cook Airline Active  

Mountain Air

2002* - 2006*     Status?  

NAC (National Airways Corporation) (NZNAC)

1947 - 1978 NZ : --- >Air New Zealand Renamed  

Nationwide Air

1978* - 1979* GD : --- Nationwide Air Defunct  

New Zealand Aero Transport

1920* - 1920*   >Mount Cook Airline Renamed  

New Zealand National Airways Corp.

1978* - 1978*     Status?  

Newmans Air

1985 - 1987   >Qantas New Zealand Renamed  

Niue Airlines

* ~ *     Unproven  

Northern Commuter Airlines*

1992* - 1992*     Status?  

Origin Pacific Airways

1997 - 2006 QO : OGN   Defunct  

Outdoor Aviation

1987* - 1987*     Status?  

Pacific Blue Airline

2004 - 2010> DJ : PBI   Active  

Pacific Express

* ~ *     Unproven  

Pacific Midland

1981* - 1998*     Status?  

Pacifica Air

1987* - 1988*     Status?  

Pionair Adventures

2003* - 2004*     Status?  

Pioneer Adventures

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Qantas New Zealand

2000 - 2001   Qantas New Zealand Defunct  

Queensland & Mt Cook Airways

1935* - 1956   >Mount Cook Airlines Renamed  

Reef Air

2005 - 2006*     Status?  

Rex Aviation

1947 - 2000*     Defunct  

SAFE Air

1976 - 1990* SF : --- Safe Air Defunct  

Salt Air

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Sea Bee Air

1976 - 1979* CB : ---   Status?  

Seabord Airlines

* ~ *     Unproven  

Skybus

1980s*     Defunct  

Soundsair (Sounds Air)

1989* - 2006*     Status?  

South East Air

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Southern Air

1998* - 1998*     Status?  

Southern Air Super

1973* - 1973*     Status?  

Southern Pacific Air Charters

* ~ *     Unproven  

Southern Scenic Air Services

1947* - 1947*     Status?  

SPANZ (South Pacific Airline of New Zealand)

1960 - 1966     Defunct  

Speedlink-Parcels

2002* - 2002*     Status?  

Stewart Island Air Services

1976* - 1980*     Status?  

Stewart Island Flights

2004* - 2004*     Status?  

Straits Air Freight Express

1951 - 1967   >Safe Air Renamed  

Sunair Aviation

2004* - 2004*     Status?  

SWA (Southern World Airlines)

1992* - 1992*     Defunct  

Tasman Pacific Airlines

2000* - 2001     Defunct  

TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways)

1940 - 1965   >Air New Zealand Renamed  

Tourism Flightseeing

1999* - 1999*     Status?  

Transpac Express

1999* - 2002*     Defunct  

Tranzair

1992* - 1992*   >Unknown Renamed  

Turner Aviation

1982* - 1982*     Defunct Update

Union Airways

1936 - 1947   >Air New Zealand Renamed  

Vincent Aviation

1992 - 2010>     Active  

Volcanic Air Safaris

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Waterwings Airways

1999* -1999*     Status?  

West Coast Air Travel

1945* - 1947   >Unknown Renamed  

West Coast Airways

1956* - 1956     Defunct  

Zoom Airways

2002* - 2002*     Began?  
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