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Auckland Airport

Auckland Airport (known locally as Mangere Airport) is New Zealand’s largest airport, the primary hub of Air New Zealand and a secondary hub of Pacific Blue, Virgin Blue’s NZ subsidiary.

Location

Auckland Airport is located 21 km (14 miles) south of Auckland’s city centre in the suburb of Mangere.

An online map with Auckland Airport’s location pinned on it can be found through the following link (courtesy of Google Maps):
Google Maps: Auckland Airport

Contact details

You can find extensive telephone number lists and various other ways to contact Auckland Airport’s authorities on their official contacts web page.

Official website: http://www.aucklandairport.co.nz/

Facilities for disabled people

Auckland Airport is equipped with the latest technology to accommodate passengers with special needs and has a focused policy on special assistance. Throughout the airport’s facilities passengers with special needs will find automatic doors, accessible lifts, public lavatories, wheelchair service and more.

For more information on Auckland Airport’s accessibility facilities and services for passengers with special needs you can visit their excellent special assistance web page.

While visiting Auckland Airport please notify your airline of any requirements around disabilities. Airport hospitality ambassadors, called “Bluecoats”, are also always on hand to help travellers with disabilities who may have difficulty getting around the airport.

Hotels near Auckland Airport

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