Arrivals
Live arrival times, status, terminal and baggage belt are on the arrivals page.
CHC
Airport information
Christchurch International Airport
Christchurch, New ZealandIATA: CHCICAO: NZCH
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Departures
Live departure times, status, terminal and gate are on the departures page.
Live radar
Live radar around the airport
View current aircraft positions around this airport and find a flight directly on the map.
The runways at this airport
What do the colors mean?
- No traffic seen The runway is there, but we see nothing on it right now.
- Arriving traffic Aircraft are descending toward this runway right now.
- Departing traffic Aircraft are climbing out from this runway right now.
- Direction unknown It says “in use now” without an arrow: we see traffic, but the aircraft does not report whether it is climbing or descending.
The white arrow on the runway points the way the traffic is going. Derived from the positions of aircraft flying low near the airport right now. Not an official runway plan; what we see.
Designation, direction and length of every runway. These rarely change; which one is in use right now shows up here whenever we observe traffic.
3 runways · Longest runway: 10,787 ft
- 02/2010,787 ft · heading 41/221 degrees
- 11/295,587 ft · heading 131/311 degrees
- 01/191,690 ft · heading 38/218 degrees
We currently see no traffic on approach or just after takeoff. That happens at a quiet airport or in the middle of the night.
Runway data: OurAirports, public domain.
Practical
Plan your trip
Transport by bus and taxi; parking at the airport; picking someone up or dropping them off.
Fly direct
Direct destinations
The destinations we know the most flight numbers for. That approximates how heavily a route is served; it is not a passenger count.
AKLNew Zealand
Auckland
- Distance
- 463 mi
- Estimated duration
- 1h 5m
- Airlines
Air New Zealand · Airwork · +4
Air New Zealand · Airwork · Jetstar Airways · Phoenix Air · Tasman Cargo Airlines · Texel Air Australasia
WLGNew Zealand
Wellington
- Distance
- 189 mi
- Estimated duration
- 45m
- Airlines
Air Chathams · Air New Zealand · +4
Air Chathams · Air New Zealand · Boeing · Hera Flight · Jetstar Airways · Qantas
IVCNew Zealand
Invercargill
- Distance
- 289 mi
- Estimated duration
- 1h 13m
- Airlines
Air Chathams · Air New Zealand · +3
Air Chathams · Air New Zealand · Hera Flight · Methow Aviation · Sedalia, Marshall, Boonville Stage Line
NSNNew Zealand
Nelson
- Distance
- 155 mi
- Estimated duration
- 40m
- Airlines
Aerial Surveys (1980) Limited · Air New Zealand · +3
Aerial Surveys (1980) Limited · Air New Zealand · Airways Corporation of New Zealand · Originair · SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service
Airports nearby
Other airports within reach, with the straight-line distance and the number of direct destinations we know of. Airports without scheduled service are left out.
- WellingtonWellington International AirportWLG189 mi19 destinations
- Palmerston NorthPalmerston North AirportPMR270 mi12 destinations
- HamiltonHamilton International AirportHLZ415 mi13 destinations
- TaurangaTauranga AirportTRG445 mi12 destinations
- AucklandAuckland International AirportAKL463 mi35 destinations
Airport facts
Practical information
- Full name
- Christchurch International Airport
- City and country
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- IATA / ICAO
- CHC / NZCH
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Category
- Major airport