Queenstown Airport has been recognised as one of the most scenic approaches in the world.
A survey by PrivateFly, a private jet charter service, ranked the world's airports to find the air approaches with the most stunning scenery.
While Queenstown topped the annual poll in 2013, this year it dropped to third place, with Malta Airport and Nice Cote D'Azur Airport in France coming first and second respectively.
However, it was described in glowing terms by one voter who wrote: "The views of the Southern Alps make this an exhilarating approach. Sometimes you can even catch a glimpse of Mt Cook to the north, or Milford Sound as you reach the end of the Tasman Sea. In winter you see snow-capped peaks and in summer the Alps glisten in the sun."
GQ magazine editor Bill Prince, who was a member of the judging panel, described the airport as a "world-class approach to a world-class destination".
