Airport identity cards are required to carry out work in security areas and security enhanced areas at airports where the Director of Civil Aviation has specified that airport identity cards must be displayed.
If you hold an airport identity card or if you are a certifier, you can apply for an escorted temporary airport identity card for a person who:
• needs to work in a security area or security enhanced area of a security designated airport for less than 60 days in a 365-day period; or
• is waiting for an airport identity card to be issued.
You can apply for an unescorted temporary airport identity card if you have lost, misplaced or forgotten your permanent airport identity card.
To apply for escorted and unescorted temporary airport identity cards log into Airport Gateway (https://app.idgateway.co.nz(external link)) using your log-in credentials.
The following links show airport identity card holders how to:
Applications for escorted temporary airport identity cards should be submitted at least 24 hours before the cards are required and by early Friday morning for a weekend card pick-up.
Temporary airport identity cards can be issued for periods of between one and seven days. Cards are only issued for the minimum required period of time that entry into a security area or security enhanced area is required. If you need to be able to enter these areas for more than seven days you will need to apply for a new temporary airport identity card for each seven-day period.
Temporary cards can only be issued for up to 60 days in a 365-day period. If you will need to access security area or security enhanced areas for more than 60 days you will need to apply for an AIC (see https://www.aviation.govt.nz/airspace-and-aerodromes/airport-identity-cards/permanent-airport-identity-cards/).
The application fee for a temporary airport identity card is $7.95 (including GST). This fee is set out in regulation 10A of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991(external link).
Fees are incurred upon application and invoiced monthly to the employer of the person who applied for the temporary airport identity card.
For each person who requires a temporary airport identity card the following must be provided:
Statutory Declaration for an Airport Identity Card [DOCX 18 KB]
Information contained in your application will be kept in the strictest confidence and handled according to the principles of the Privacy Act 2020(external link). Under the Privacy Act you have the right to request access to, or correction of, any personal information held by the Aviation Security Service.
Temporary airport identity cards can be issued from the following locations during these times:
Auckland |
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AIC Office, Aviation Security Service Base, 6 Cyril Kay Road, Auckland 09 255 6014 |
Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 2:00 pm |
Control Room, 6 Cyril Kay Road, Auckland International Airport |
Anytime |
Wellington |
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Reception, Level 1, Aviation Security Service Administration Building, AFS Complex, Station Drive, Wellington International Airport 04 388 0950 |
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 7:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm; Wednesday, 7:30 am to 12:00 pm |
Aviation Security Service IOC, Level 1, Main Terminal Building, Wellington International Airport |
Outside reception opening hours |
Christchurch |
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10 Ivan Crescent, Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch 03 357 3500 |
Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm |
Domestic screening point, Christchurch |
5:30 am to 9:30 pm |
Queenstown |
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Aviation Security Service Base Reception, Queenstown Airport 03 442 3049 |
Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Screening point, Queenstown Airport |
Airport operating hours |
Dunedin |
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Aviation Security Service Base Reception, Dunedin International Airport 03 474 9919 |
Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm |
Before a person can be issued with a temporary airport identity card they must show us an original approved identity document which confirms their identity. (For a list of approved identity documents see above What do I need to provide with my application?)
Photocopies or photos on mobile phones of identity documents are not acceptable.
If you have been issued with a temporary airport identity card you must do the following while you are in a security or a security enhanced area:
The diagram below shows security and security enhanced areas.
A temporary airport identity card is not transferable and can only be used by the person who is named on the card.
Your organisation can reduce the amount of money that it spends on temporary airport identity cards by:
If you have any questions about this topic, use our contact form, or email reception@avsec.govt.nz