Mt Cook Ski Plane Flight with Glacier Landing
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August 2026
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What you can expect
Jump aboard a Mt Cook ski plane and take off for a spectacular 45 minute flight across the Tasman Glacier and Mount Cook National Park. Complete with a glacier landing, the Glacier Highlights scenic ski plane flight soars up the Tasman Valley across snow-capped mountains and crystal blue glacier lakes. Mt Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters by INFLITE are unique in offering scenic flights with a choice of helicopter ski plane.
To book the Glacier Highlights experience by helicopter, please click here: Glacier Highlights Helicopter Flight
Your Glacier Highlights scenic flight begins with checking in and meeting your friendly and experienced pilot at Mount Cook airport. Once finding your seat on the ski plane, it’s time to take off and start your journey of awe-inspiring views over the Southern Alps. Look out for ‘Aoraki’/Mount Cook and explore the peaks before descending for your landing on top of New Zealand’s largest glacier, the Tasman Glacier.
Landing in a secluded alpine location in Mount Cook National Park is an experience like no other. Soak in the silence and take incredible photos of Tasman Glacier with your ski plane in the background. After getting your fill of this alpine wonderland, climb on board for the return flight to Mount Cook airport.
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What you need to know
- 45 minute scenic ski plane flight (including glacier landing)
- Panoramic views of Mt Cook National Park & the Tasman Glacier
- Glacier landing
- Experienced and friendly pilot
- Indulge in the silent serenity of the Southern Alps with a ski plane
- Enjoy the scenic beauty of Aoraki/Mt Cook and the national park surrounding it from takeoff to landing
- Experience the magnificent sights as you fly through the Southern Alps
- Make a glacier landing for a picture perfect moment
- This experience departs hourly from 8:30am to 5:30pm
- Allow 1.5 hours (flight time 45 minutes)
- Departs every hour from 8:30am - 4:30pm
- Flights depart from Mt Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters check in desk, Aoraki Mt Cook Airport
- Operates daily all year
- We recommend booking a morning flight as conditions are often the best for flying
- Please bring a jacket or warm layers for snow landing, sunglasses & camera
- Child rates apply (0-12yrs)
- Infants (0-3yrs) must sit on their parent's lap (seatbelt extension provided)
- Children over 3yrs must have their own seat
- Please note that a minimum of 2 adults is needed to run this flight
- No drones or selfie sticks permitted
- For glacier landing, glacier is chosen depending on conditions
