New Zealand Flight Guide

The nation of New Zealand is located in the Tasmanian Sea to the south east of Australia. It is composed of two main islands commonly referred to as the North Island and south island. Its capital is Wellington and largest city is Auckland. Other major cities include Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton and Manukau. The official languages are English, Maori and New Zealand sign language. One of the most famous tourist destinations is the Milford Sound. Other places to visit include; Lake Wakatipu, Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, Mount Cook, Mount Ruapehu and Lake Taupo.

The weather in much of the country is mile with temperatures rarely going below zero degrees or above 30 degrees Celsius. However, conditions can vary sharply since much of the western region of south island can get very wet while the Mackenzie basin is semi arid.

There are number of major international airports in New Zealand; the main airports are Wellington International Airport (IATA: WLG) in the capital, Queenstown Airport (IATA: ZQN), Christchurch International Airport (IATA: CHC) and Auckland Airport (IATA: AKL). Direct flights to any of these airports in New Zealand are available. Qantas and Virgin Blue are the main airlines operating cheap direct flights from Australia to the four major airports in New Zealand. The main departure airports are Melbourne Tullamarine, Sydney Kingsford Smith, Brisbane and Gold Coast. The average direct flight time from Sydney to Wellington in New Zealand in a commercial airliner is 3 and a half hours.

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