Queenstown, New Zealand

Queenstown, New Zealand is a resort town in Otago, in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It has access to four world-class ski fields, and is surrounded by New Zealand's Southern Alps. The town was named because it was "...fit for Queen Victoria". New Zealanders sometimes refer to Queenstown as "Vegas by the Lake".

Transport

Queenstown airport was controversially upgraded in the 1990s to be able to handle jet aircraft, including international flights from Australia. A side effect was that Air New Zealand fitted 'hush kits' to its entire fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. Queenstown airport is also New Zealand's busiest helicopter base.

Related Topics:
Air New Zealand - Boeing 737 - Helicopter

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Road access is via State Highway 6 which connects from Cromwell to the east via the winding and slip-prone Kawarau gorge, and to the south via the lake shore to Lumsden and Invercargill. A notoriously difficult road over the Crown Range leads to Cardrona skifield and Wanaka, and is New Zealand's highest public road.

Related Topics:
State Highway 6 - Cromwell - Lumsden - Invercargill - Crown Range - Wanaka

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