Independent Commercial Transport Operators
A commercial operator licence is required to access and transport passengers to and from the airport terminal. This applies to any passenger vehicle with less than 26 seats e.g. Hotels, independent taxis, off-site rental car transfers, activity operators and courtesy vehicles.
The Ground Transport Team will be out of office from 21 December 2024.
Any applications or amendments submitted after 21st December 2024 will not be processed until 5 January 2025.
Please allow 10 business days for new applications to be processed following 5 January 2025.
For urgent enquiries, please contact infodesk@queenstownairport.co.nz or 03 450 9031.
To obtain approval, Operators must:
- Ensure the average age of all vehicles is less than 12 years from the date of manufacture.
- Provide the following documents (PDF or JPEG only):
Your company’s active Health & Safety policy | |
Commitment to customer service policy (Compliments/Complaints process) | |
Passenger Service Licence(s)
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Valid Public/ General Liability Insurance. Cover of at least $5 million per event |
Click the link below to submit your application and upload your documents.
Once your application has been approved, the Ground Transport team will provide instructions to create an online account to manage your transactions and how to collect your access card(s).
We are experiencing higher volumes of enquiries. Please allow 15 business days for your application to be processed.
If you have any questions please contact groundtransport@queenstownairport.co.nz