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Christchurch International airport (New Zealand)
Christchurch International airport is located near Christchurch, with Harewood at 1mi↑, Fendalton at 4mi↑, Riccarton at 4mi↑, Mairehau at 5mi↑, Christchurch at 6mi↑, Marshland at 6mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in New Zealand and Southernmost airports in New Zealand
→ See also airports in New Zealand
aerial view of Christchurch International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : NZCH
- IATA code : CHC
- Local code : -
Elevation : 37 m = 121ft
→ See also Highest airports in New Zealand and Lowest airports in New Zealand
Runways
- runway 02/20 : 3288m = 10787ft
- runway 11/29 : 1703m = 5587ft
- runway 01/19 : 515m = 1690ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in New Zealand
Coming to Christchurch International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
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- Timaru airport at 86mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Christchurch International airport NZCH CHC
METAR for Christchurch International airport NZCH CHC
NZCH 280930Z AUTO 06004KT 030V090 9999 OVC090/// 14/10 Q1016
Decoded METAR for Christchurch International airport NZCH CHC
METAR issued by NZCH on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 09:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 17 hours and 32 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 60°.
Clouds : overcast at 9000ft = 2740m.
TAF for Christchurch International airport NZCH CHC
NZCH 280800Z 2809/2912 03010KT 9999 SCT045 BECMG 2809/2811 VRB02KT TEMPO 2823/2904 7000 SHRA BECMG 2900/2902 08012KT BECMG 2908/2910 18008KT
Decoded TAF for Christchurch International airport NZCH CHC
TAF issued by NZCH on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 08:00 UTC, issued 19 hours and 2 minutes. weather forecast for 27 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, December 28, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 28, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
2809/2912 03010KT 9999 SCT045
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 4500ft = 1370m
becoming from Sunday, December 28, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 28, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2809/2811 VRB02KT
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
temporarily from Sunday, December 28, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Sunday, December 28, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2823/2904 7000 SHRA
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
shower rain
becoming from Sunday, December 28, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Monday, December 29, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2900/2902 08012KT
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 80°
becoming from Monday, December 29, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Monday, December 29, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2908/2910 18008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 180°
VAC for Christchurch International airport NZCH CHC
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Christchurch International airport
Around Christchurch International airport (New Zealand)
near
- Hotels in Harewood
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 6740mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 9036mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 9116mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 11566mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 11569mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 11576mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 11592mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 11628mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 11629mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 11650mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 11654mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 11654mi↑
- for Christchurch International airport at 0mi↑
- for Garden City airport at 1mi↑
- for Wigram airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Christchurch International airport (New Zealand)
- Garden City heliport (NZGI ) at 1mi↑NOTAM
- Wigram airport (NZWG ) at 4mi↑defunct airport
- Christchurch Hospital heliport (NZJC ) at 6mi↑NOTAM
- West Melton Aerodrome airport (NZWL ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Burwood Hospital heliport (NZBW ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Kings (Ladbrooks) airport ( NZ-0012) at 10mi↑
- Worthy Lodge airstrip (Ladbrooks) airport ( NZ-0011) at 10mi↑
- Forest Field Aerodrome airport (NZFF ) at 11mi↑NOTAM
- Taitapu Ag strip airport ( NZ-0015) at 13mi↑
- Rangiora airport (NZRT ) at 14mi↑NOTAM
- Dunsandel airport ( NZ-0007) at 23mi↑
- Arkwrights Airstrip/Dunsandel (Private) airport ( NZ-0006) at 25mi↑defunct airport
- Ashburton airport (NZAS ASG ) at 47mi↑NOTAM
- Culverden airport ( NZ-0013) at 53mi↑
- Hanmer Springs airport (NZHR ) at 67mi↑NOTAM
- Lake Haupiri/Gloriavale Christian Community airport ( NZ-0005) at 74mi↑
→ See also Former airports in New Zealand
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap