ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, nˈuː zˈiːləndz sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi sˌiːˌeɪˈeɪ ænd ɔːstɹˈeɪliəz sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən sˈeɪfti ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi kˈɑːsə ɐpɹˈuːvd kwˈiːnztaʊn ˈɛɹpoːɹts faʊndˈeɪʃən sˈeɪfti kˈeɪs fɔːɹ ˈæftɚdˈɑːɹk flˈaɪts, ɹᵻlˈaɪənt ˌɔn sˌʌm ɐdˈɪʃənəl ˈɪnfɹəstɹˌʌktʃɚ, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ʌpɡɹˈeɪdᵻd ɹˈʌnweɪ lˈaɪts ænd wˈaɪdənɪŋ ðə mˈeɪn ɹˈʌnweɪ tə fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv mˈiːɾɚz.
In May 2014, New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approved Queenstown Airport's foundation safety case for after-dark flights, reliant on some additional infrastructure, including upgraded runway lights and widening the main runway to 45 metres.