Christchurch International Airport

NZCH · Canterbury, New Zealand

About Christchurch International Airport

ICAO NZCH
IATA CHC
FIR New Zealand FIR
Region Canterbury
Country New Zealand
Runways 11/29
Type Large airport
Coordinates (ARP) -43.4894, 172.532   432922S 1723155E
Coordinates (Center) -43.4878, 172.53396   432916S 1723202E
Variation 24.5° E (2024)
Timezone Auckland (+12 h)
Local time Apr 20, 2024 00:35

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
2 040° 015° 3,288 m 45 m Asphalt -43.4750 172.5483
20 220° 195° -43.4976 172.5222
11 130° 105° 1,703 m 45 m Asphalt -43.4944 172.5409
29 310° 285° -43.4843 172.5245

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Christchurch International Airport

Christchurch International Airport is a large airport in Canterbury, New Zealand. The airport is located at latitude -43.48780 and longitude 172.53396. The airport has 2 runways: 2/20 and 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is NZCH. The airport's IATA code is CHC. Nearby other airfields are West Melton Aerodrome, Worthy Lodge airstrip (Ladbrooks), Forest Field Aerodrome, Fernside Fields and Taitapu Ag strip.

Christchurch International Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is New Zealand.

Christchurch International Airport is in the timezone of Pacific/Auckland. Difference with UTC is +12 h. Today the sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:50. This applies to Christchurch International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +12 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are Canterbury Aero Club and GCH Aviation.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Garden City Heliport NZGI 1.4 km 201°
Christchurch Hospital Heliport NZJC 8.9 km 127°
West Melton Aerodrome NZWL 11 km 275°
Burwood Hospital Heliport NZBW 12 km 085°
Worthy Lodge airstrip (Ladbrooks) NZ-0011 17 km 180°
Forest Field Aerodrome NZFF 18 km 309°
Fernside Fields NZFE 19 km 354°
Taitapu Ag strip NZ-0015 21 km 167°
Rangiora Airfield NZRT 22 km 001°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Christchurch CH VOR-DME 2.4 km 220°
Eyrewell YW VOR-DME 16 km 309°
Burnham BU NDB 18 km 220°
Woodend OD NDB 21 km 039°
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