Scenic helicopter flights from Frankton — Remarkables sunset landings, Earnslaw Burn ice, and Milford Sound with a cruise. From $335.
Glacier Southern Lakes fly from their own base at Frankton, a few minutes from Queenstown Airport. Departures are on demand rather than to a timetable, and most flights include a landing — snow in winter, glacier ice or a high saddle the rest of the year.
Flights
- The Remarkables Sunset — 25 minutes with a landing, timed for the evening light. $335 adult, $240 child.
- Glacier Explorer & Earnslaw Burn — 50 minutes over the head of the lake to the ice of the Earnslaw Burn. $760 adult, $540 child.
- Milford Sound and cruise — about four hours: over the Southern Alps into Fiordland, a cruise on the fiord, then the flight home. $1,325 adult, $935 child.
Shorter flights over the Queenstown basin, Skippers Canyon and the Shotover Gorge run from the same base, along with charters and heli-weddings.
Practical detail
- Departures: on demand, daily from 7.30am, weather permitting
- Getting there: the base is at Frankton, about five minutes from the airport
- Booking: worth calling ahead through summer and the ski season, and note a temporary fuel surcharge applies — confirm the final price when you book
Prices checked September 2026.
