2025 – 2028 key developments

Domestic jet terminal

Construction of the integrated domestic and international operations under one roof is well underway with completion expected in 2029. Departing travellers will check in at the same hall and follow a unified path to the departure level on level 1, where their journeys will diverge. The co-located check-in hall allows efficiency by sharing infrastructure such as kiosks and automatic bag drop to speed up traveller check in, a new baggage handling system and improved building systems. The ground floor of the new terminal will house the arrivals hall and baggage reclaim belts for incoming domestic travellers.

Domestic jet terminal pier A1

On Level 1 of the new integrated terminal, domestic travellers will enter the airside area through new retail and food and beverage options, and dwelling and lounge spaces, before boarding their flights from the new Pier A1. Pier A1 caters for 12 jet stands for domestic destinations, all equipped with boarding bridges, and a bus lounge for satellite operations if needed.

New Air New Zealand Hangar 4

Operational in the latter half of 2025, Air New Zealand’s maintenance base at Auckland Airport is one of the biggest single-span timber arch hangars in the world.

Pier B Northern Stands

The project adds six non-contact stands (parking spots for planes) for aircraft that layover for several hours before departing. It also includes extra taxiways to facilitate aircraft movement. Five of the non-contact stands will have in-ground jet fuel reticulation and other services. The project is designed to connect to a planned cargo precinct and, in the future, a potential second runway. The airfield expansion spans over 23 rugby fields in size. The project also includes the construction of a new taxiway, the extension of an existing taxiway, and the installation of drainage infrastructure