| to → | ||
| to → | ||
| to → |

The mountains and the mudpools are two of New Zealand's great natural features. This week's SNO takes us on a journey between the nation's two most popular tourist centres, Queenstown (NZQN) and Rotorua (NZRO).
Flight time will vary depending on aircraft type. As a guide a B737 would take just over an hour and a high performance turboprop would take around 2 hours.
These routes are typically suited to A320, B737 aircraft and turboprops, but if you have another aircraft you want to bring, feel free to bring it along.
Airports
NZQN Queenstown, New Zealand
Arrivals
- Queenstown — Arrival/Departure (1) & (2)
- Queenstown — RNP STAR RWY 05 (1) & (2)
- Queenstown — RNP STAR RWY 05 (3) & RWY 23 (1)
- Queenstown — RNP STAR RWY 23 (2) & (3)
- Queenstown — RNP STAR
- Queenstown — VFR Arrival Procedures (1) & (2)
- Queenstown — VFR Arrivals (1) & (2)
- Queenstown — Helicopter VFR Arrival/Departure Procedures (1) & (2)
- Queenstown — Helicopter VFR Arrival/Departure Procedures (3) & (4)
Approaches
Ground
Departures
- Queenstown — SID RWY 05 & 23
- Queenstown — RNP SID RWY 05 (AR) (1) & (2)
- Queenstown — RNP SID RWY 05 (AR) (3)
- Queenstown — RNP SID RWY 05 (5) & (6)
- Queenstown — RNP SID RWY 05 (7)
- Queenstown — RNP SID RWY 23 (AR) (1) & (2)
- Queenstown — RNP SID RWY 23 (AR) (3)
- Queenstown — RNP SID RWY 23 (5) & (6)
- Queenstown — RNP SID RWY 23 (7) & (8)
- Queenstown — RNP SID
- Queenstown — VFR Departure Procedures (1) & (2)
- Queenstown — VFR Departures
Standard Route Clearances
Miscellaneous
NZRO Rotorua, New Zealand
Arrivals
Approaches
Ground
Departures
Standard Route Clearances
Miscellaneous
Positions
| Callsign | Radio Name | FrequencyFreq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTR | NZCH-B_CTR | Bay Approach | 119.500 |
| NZCH-S_CTR | Christchurch Control | 129.300 | |
| NZCH-T_CTR | Christchurch Control | 123.700 | |
| APP | NZQN_APP | Queenstown Approach | 125.750 |
| TWR | NZQN_TWR | Queenstown Tower | 118.100 |
| NZRO_TWR | Rotorua Tower | 121.200 |
VATNZ Events Mailing List
To keep up to date with all the events taking place in the VATNZ division, subscribe to the VATNZ Events Mailing List. Receive reminder emails before each event detailing what's happening and where.

