The old Taieri airfield was not economic to expand to cater for the growth in air travel expected in the future.
Construction of the present airport was completed in 1962, and its primary use was to cater for passengers of short haul aircraft.
NZNAC started Fokker Friendship services immediately upon opening with Vickers Viscount services starting in December 1962.
A large new hangar was completed in 1963.
Mount Cook Airlines operated to Dunedin from March 1966 to July 1991.
NAC started Boeing 737 services to Dunedin in December 1968.
Automatic sliding doors were provided in the terminal in 1969 with a Rothmans clock being installed in the terminal in 1971 and the toilets being expanded that same year.
A new mezzanine floor and aircraft viewing deck were installed in 1974.

The airport was closed due to flooding from June to July 1980.
Ansett New Zealand began Boeing 737 (later replaced by BAe 146 aircraft) in December 1988 with airline lounges and airbridges being added in 1988.
Extension of the runway to 1,900 metres was completed in May 1993.
The first international flight, a Qantas Boeing 737-300 touched down in Dunedin in July 1994.
Kiwi Travel International Airlines started regular transtasman flights in August 1995 followed by Freedom Air in December of the same year.
Mount Cook Airlines began ATR-72 servies to Dunedin in November 1995.
Kiwi Air collapsed in September 1996.
Ansett New Zealand became Qantas New Zealand in September 2000 and collapsed in April 2001, leaving Origin Pacific to step in for a time.
In about 2005, the check-in space was enlarged and a new international arrival area was added.
The present terminal building was opened in October 2005.
Freedom Air was absorbed into Air New Zealand at the end of March 2008.
Virgin Australia began flying to Dunedin in July 2008, followed by Jetstar in July 2011.
This airport is the third busiest and largest in the South Island of New Zealand, after Christchurch International Airport and Queenstown Airport.

Air New Zealand used to fly to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney until 2010 when it divested responsibility to Virgin.
In 2014 Virgin ceased the flights to Melbourne and Sydney, but maintains the Brisbane flight 4 weekly (VA120/123).

The airport's name was changed from Dunedin International Airport to Dunedin Airport in 2015.
The old Taieri airfield was not economic to expand to cater for the growth in air travel expected in the future. Construction of the present airport was completed in 1962, and its primary use was to cater for passengers of short haul aircraft. NZNAC started Fokker Friendship services immediately upon opening with Vickers Viscount services starting in December 1962. A large new hangar was completed in 1963. Mount Cook Airlines operated to Dunedin from March 1966 to July 1991. NAC started Boeing 737 services to Dunedin in December 1968. Automatic sliding doors were provided in the terminal in 1969 with a Rothmans clock being installed in the terminal in 1971 and the toilets being expanded that same year. A new mezzanine floor and aircraft viewing deck were installed in 1974.
The airport was closed due to flooding from June to July 1980. Ansett New Zealand began Boeing 737 (later replaced by BAe 146 aircraft) in December 1988 with airline lounges and airbridges being added in 1988. Extension of the runway to 1,900 metres was completed in May 1993. The first international flight, a Qantas Boeing 737-300 touched down in Dunedin in July 1994. Kiwi Travel International Airlines started regular transtasman flights in August 1995 followed by Freedom Air in December of the same year. Mount Cook Airlines began ATR-72 servies to Dunedin in November 1995. Kiwi Air collapsed in September 1996. Ansett New Zealand became Qantas New Zealand in September 2000 and collapsed in April 2001, leaving Origin Pacific to step in for a time. In about 2005, the check-in space was enlarged and a new international arrival area was added. The present terminal building was opened in October 2005. Freedom Air was absorbed into Air New Zealand at the end of March 2008. Virgin Australia began flying to Dunedin in July 2008, followed by Jetstar in July 2011. This airport is the third busiest and largest in the South Island of New Zealand, after Christchurch International Airport and Queenstown Airport.
Air New Zealand used to fly to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney until 2010 when it divested responsibility to Virgin. In 2014 Virgin ceased the flights to Melbourne and Sydney, but maintains the Brisbane flight 4 weekly (VA120/123).
The airport's name was changed from Dunedin International Airport to Dunedin Airport in 2015.
Dunedin Airport