An artist’s impression of the proposed Queenstown cable car station in Frankton. Image: Southern InfrastructureThe planned route of a billionaire-backed cable car linking Queenstown Airport to the town’s CBD has been revealed. The maps show one line linking Queenstown Airport to the CBD and another linking to Frankton and Ladies Mile. Southern Infrastructure was advancing the Queenstown Cable Car alongside the proposed Southern Lakes Secondary Hospital as part of a wider programme to address the region’s most pressing infrastructure challenges, Mr Copland said. Refinements of the project, including the proposed route, will be incorporated and assessed as part of the substantive application.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 11, 2026 16:29 UTC