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See how many of these you can spot!!

Tick the box next to each item as you find them.


Best Spotting Spots

  • International Terminal - top floor Lookout Lounge
  • Air New Zealand Domestic Terminal - Observation Deck

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Boeing 777 - carries approximately 375 passengers. It is 63.7 metres long and its tail is 18.5 metres high. When fully loaded, it weighs 242.67 tonnes.

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An Air New Zealand aircraft. More Air New Zealand aircraft use Auckland International Airport than any other airline.

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Airbridge - passengers walk through the airbridge to get from the terminal building to the aircraft.

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A Qantas aircraft. Like Air New Zealand, Qantas also flies passengers within New Zealand and to other countries.

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Boeing 747-400 carries approximately 420 passengers. It is 70.66 metres long and its tail is 19.41 metres high. When fully loaded it weighs 386.8 tonnes.

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Tug - as aircraft cannot reverse like a car or truck, they need to be pushed back from the terminal. This tug is strong enough to push even the heaviest aircraft.

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MD11 - carries approximately 320 passengers. It is 61.24 metres long and its tail is just over 17 metres high. When fully loaded, it weighs 273 tonnes.

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Percival Gull This is the aircraft that Jean Batten flew when she became the first person to fly solo between England and New Zealand in 1936.

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Control Tower. The Air Traffic Controllers who work in the tower ensure that it is safe for aircraft to land or take off.

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Boeing 767-300 carries approximately 270 passengers and its tail is 16 metres high. When fully loaded it weighs 157.39 tonnes.