CHC

Christchurch International Airport

ICAO NZCH43.4890°S 172.5321°E38 m / 123 ftLarge airport
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Christchurch International Airport (IATA: CHC, ICAO: NZCH) is a large airport in Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It opened on 18 May 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,288 m (10,787 ft). In 2021 it handled 3.7 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1940–1940
18 MAY 1940
OpenedChristchurch International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Christchurch Airport Terminal
02/20041° / 221° · LIT
LENGTH3,288 m10,787 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
11/29131° / 311° · LIT
LENGTH1,703 m5,587 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
01/19038° / 218°
LENGTH515 m1,690 ftWIDTH70 m229 ftSURFACEGrass

Passengers per year

2011–2021
5.6M
5.5M
5.6M
6.1M
6.4M
6.4M
6.7M
6.9M
6.9M
5.2M
3.7M
1112131415161718192021

Routes

30 destinations · 10 countries
5,000 km10,000 km15,000 km2,500 mi5,000 mi7,500 miHKK · Hokitika Airfield · 152 km / 94 miBHE · Woodbourne Airport · 245 km / 152 miNSN · Nelson Airport · 250 km / 155 miWLG · Wellington International Airport · 304 km / 189 miDUD · Dunedin International Airport · 328 km / 204 miZQN · Queenstown Airport · 346 km / 215 miPMR · Palmerston North Airport · 435 km / 270 miIVC · Invercargill Airport · 465 km / 289 miNPL · New Plymouth Airport · 517 km / 321 miNPE · Hawke's Bay Airport · 575 km / 357 miHLZ · Hamilton International Airport · 668 km / 415 miROT · Rotorua Regional Airport · 678 km / 421 miTRG · Tauranga Airport · 717 km / 446 miAKL · Auckland International Airport · 745 km / 463 miCHT · Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport · 885 km / 550 miSYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · 2,126 km / 1,321 miOOL · Gold Coast Airport · 2,406 km / 1,495 miMEL · Melbourne Airport · 2,414 km / 1,500 miBNE · Brisbane International Airport · 2,498 km / 1,552 miVLI · Bauerfield International Airport · 2,895 km / 1,799 miNAN · Nadi International Airport · 2,898 km / 1,801 miCNS · Cairns International Airport · 3,887 km / 2,415 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 14,053 km / 8,732 miADL · Adelaide International Airport · 3,055 km / 1,898 miRAR · Rarotonga International Airport · 3,559 km / 2,211 miPER · Perth International Airport · 5,038 km / 3,130 miSIN · Singapore Changi Airport · 8,403 km / 5,221 miNRT · Narita International Airport · 9,394 km / 5,837 miHKG · Hong Kong International Airport · 9,445 km / 5,869 miSFO · San Francisco International Airport · 11,148 km / 6,927 miDXBSFOHKGNRTSINPERCNSRARADLNANVLIBNECHTAKLMELSYDIVCPMRHKKROTNPENPLZQNWLGCHC
Year-round23
HKKHokitika AirfieldNew Zealand · Air New Zealand152 km94 miBHEWoodbourne AirportNew Zealand · Originair245 km152 miNSNNelson AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand, Originair250 km155 miWLGWellington International AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways304 km189 miDUDDunedin International AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand328 km204 miZQNQueenstown AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand346 km215 miPMRPalmerston North AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand, Originair435 km270 miIVCInvercargill AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand465 km289 miNPLNew Plymouth AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand517 km321 miNPEHawke's Bay AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand575 km357 miHLZHamilton International AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways668 km415 miROTRotorua Regional AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand678 km421 miTRGTauranga AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand717 km446 miAKLAuckland International AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways745 km463 miCHTInia William Tuuta Memorial AirportNew Zealand · Air Chathams885 km550 miSYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportAustralia · Emirates, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways +12,126 km1,321 miOOLGold Coast AirportAustralia · Jetstar Airways2,406 km1,495 miMELMelbourne AirportAustralia · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways2,414 km1,500 miBNEBrisbane International AirportAustralia · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways2,498 km1,552 miVLIBauerfield International AirportVanuatu · Solomon Airlines2,895 km1,799 miNANNadi International AirportFiji · Fiji Airways2,898 km1,801 miCNSCairns International AirportAustralia · Jetstar Airways3,887 km2,415 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates14,053 km8,732 mi
Most destinationsAir New Zealand 22Jetstar Airways 8ASL Airlines Australia 4Originair 3Qantas Airways 3DHL Aviation 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from CHC. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Christchurch Airport” (revision of 21 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers3.7M (2021)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#408of 3,974 · #13 Oceania · #3 NZLongest runway3,288 m10,787 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#746of 29,823 · #14 Oceania · #2 NZElevation38 m123 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=36,066of 43,341 · =1,462 Oceania · #100 NZAgeOpened 19402026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,114of 15,079 · =38 Oceania · =4 NZRunways31 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=151of 29,943 · =22 Oceania · =13 NZ
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

7 channels
APPAPP124.100
ATISATIS127.200
GNDGND121.900
OPSAMC OPS122.500
TWRTWR118.400
DeliveryDelivery128.200
CTRLControl120.900