Where is CHC airport?

CHC is a large airport in Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand, at -43.4890, 172.5321, 37 m above sea level.

What time zone is CHC in?

CHC is in the Pacific/Auckland time zone, UTC+13 / UTC+12 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use CHC?

6,931,441 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.

Christchurch International Airport opened in 1940.

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CHC — Christchurch International Airport

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Large airport in Christchurch, New Zealand.

IATA code: CHC
ICAO code: NZCH
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 6,931,441; 2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 8; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+13 / UTC+12; Pacific/Auckland
Elevation: 37 m; 121 ft
Runways: 3; Longest 3,288 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with C

About CHC

Christchurch International Airport is a large airport serving Christchurch, New Zealand. It opened in 1940. 6,931,441 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from CHC.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CHC

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CHC → SYD	Sydney, Australia	2,129 km	438,314
CHC → MEL	Melbourne, Australia	2,420 km	381,242
CHC → BNE	Brisbane, Australia	2,498 km	263,157
CHC → OOL	Gold Coast, Australia	2,407 km	94,641
CHC → CNS	Cairns, Australia	3,883 km	41,152
CHC → SFO	San Francisco, United States	11,125 km	18,539
CHC → ADL	Adelaide, Australia	3,061 km	14,548
CHC → HNL	Honolulu, United States	7,786 km	240

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at CHC on flights to and from the US

UA United Air Lines · 96 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
TIU	Timaru Airport	Timaru, New Zealand	138 km
HKK	Hokitika Airfield	Hokitika, New Zealand	152 km
WSZ	Westport Airport	Westport, New Zealand	210 km
BHE	Woodbourne Airport	Blenheim, New Zealand	245 km
NSN	Nelson Airport	Nelson, New Zealand	250 km

Distance from CHC to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CHC → LHR	London, United Kingdom	18,976 km	—
CHC → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14,049 km	—
CHC → CDG	Paris, France	19,028 km	—
CHC → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	18,596 km	—
CHC → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	17,054 km	—
CHC → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	18,673 km	—
CHC → JFK	New York, United States	14,671 km	—
CHC → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,463 km	—
CHC → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,070 km	—
CHC → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	8,400 km	—
CHC → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,361 km	—
CHC → DOH	Doha, Qatar	14,355 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
02/20	3,288 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
11/29	1,703 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
01/19	515 m	70 m	Grass	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand · -43.4890, 172.5321

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Christchurch International Airport has the IATA code CHC and the ICAO code NZCH. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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