Palmerston North Airport
Palmerston North, New ZealandPMR / NZPM
Regional airport · 12 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 6,240 ft
43 °F · Partly cloudySource: forecast by MET Norway (adapted), licensed under CC BY 4.0
Route
Palmerston North → Christchurch
PMR
Palmerston NorthPalmerston North Airport
Palmerston NorthPalmerston North AirportCHCChristchurchChristchurch International Airport
ChristchurchChristchurch International Airport- Distance
- 270 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~1h 5m
Same local time in Palmerston North and Christchurch.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
Several times a day
On average around 5 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 5
- flights per day
- 5
- busiest month · Oct
- 1 hr 8 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 5Jan2026
- 5Feb
- 5Mar
- 5Apr
- 5May
- 5Jun
- 5Jul
- 5Aug
- 5Sep
- 5Oct2025
- 5Nov
- 5Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
Air New Zealandall year
Airworkall year
Texel Air Australasiaall year
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Palmerston North. Most departures between 09:00 and 12:00.
- 00:00
- 01:00
- 02:00
- 03:00
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- 05:00
- 06:00
- 07:00
- 08:00
- 09:00
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Through the week
By weekday
- 5.5Mon
- 5.2Tue
- 5.2Wed
- 5.6Thu
- 4.7Fri
- 3Sat
- 4.6Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- ATR 72-600AT7675%
- Boeing 737-400B73420%
- Boeing 737-800B7384%
- Beechcraft King Air 200BE200%
- De Havilland Dash 8-300DH8C0%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 5 | 143 |
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| February 2026 | 5 | 137 |
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| March 2026 | 5 | 159 |
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| April 2026 | 5 | 138 |
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| May 2026 | 5 | 127 |
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| June 2026 | 5 | 146 |
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| July 2026 | 5 | 150 |
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| August 2026 | 5 | 146 |
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| September 2026 | 5 | 147 |
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| October 2025 | 5 | 160 |
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| November 2025 | 5 | 149 |
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| December 2025 | 5 | 142 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on PMR-CHC - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The longest observed direct route from PMR.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Palmerston North: 12.
- Direct destinations observed from Christchurch: 21.
The airports on this route
Christchurch International Airport
Christchurch, New ZealandCHC / NZCH
Major airport · 21 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 10,787 ft
43 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
About the route from Palmerston North to Christchurch
The observed direct connection between Palmerston North Airport (PMR) and Christchurch International Airport (CHC) covers approximately 270 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 5m. Air New Zealand, Airwork and Texel Air Australasia have been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Palmerston North from Christchurch by air?
- The great-circle distance between Palmerston North Airport and Christchurch International Airport is approximately 270 mi.
- How long is the flight from Palmerston North to Christchurch?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 5m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Palmerston North to Christchurch?
- Yes, a direct connection between PMR and CHC has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Air New Zealand, Airwork and Texel Air Australasia.
- How often is there a flight from Palmerston North to Christchurch?
- On average around 5 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,744 observed flights. Mainly Air New Zealand, Airwork, Texel Air Australasia. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Palmerston North and Christchurch?
- Same local time in Palmerston North and Christchurch.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.