NZCH · CHC

Christchurch International Airport

Christchurch International Airport (NZCH / CHC) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Christchurch, Canterbury Region. The field lies at 123 ft (37 m) above sea level and has three runways, the longest 10,787 ft (3,288 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is West Melton Aerodrome (NZWL), 6 nm W.

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Location

Elevation
123 ft (37 m)
Coordinates
-43.4890, 172.5321
Serving
Christchurch
Region
Canterbury Region
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland

Runways3 · longest 10,787 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
02/2010,787 ft3,288 m148 ftAsphaltLit
11/295,587 ft1,703 m148 ftAsphaltLit
01/191,690 ft515 m229 ftGrass

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
TIUTimaru Airport · 75 nm SW
Airfields within 25 nm
3

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.