Queenstown Airport records PAT of USD5.4m in FY2026
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Background ✨
Queenstown Airport's FY2026 result followed continued revenue and EBITDA growth, with total revenue rising to NZD87.1 million (+9.1%) and EBITDA to NZD61.8 million (+7.9%), while reported net profit fell to NZD9.1 million (-69.0%) and liabilities increased to NZD138.5 million.1 In H1FY2026, it reported NZD43.6 million revenue and NZD16.8 million net profit, alongside 9% passenger growth to 1.5 million and ongoing terminal and airfield works, including planning for a parallel taxiway and baggage-handling upgrades.2 CEO Shane O'Hare said the airport planned to lift average annual capex to about NZD90 million over three years, with work expected on a parallel taxiway and a new two-storey office building for airport staff and border agencies.3