AirportsChristchurch International Airport is a large airport serving Christchurch, in Canterbury Region, New Zealand. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHC
- ICAO code
- NZCH
- City
- Christchurch
- State or region
- Canterbury Region
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.4890° S, 172.5321° E
- Elevation
- 37 m (123 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,288 m (10,787 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHC means Christchurch International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NZCH. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.4890° S, 172.5321° E. It stands 37 metres (123 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Auckland, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Christchurch International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,288 metres (10,787 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 28 airports of New Zealand on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,288 m 10,787 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,703 m 5,587 ft | 45 m | Bitumen | Yes |
| 01/19 | 515 m 1,690 ft | 70 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Timaru Airport | TIU | 138 km |
| Hokitika Airfield | HKK | 152 km |
| Westport AirportWestport | WSZ | 210 km |
| Woodbourne AirportBlenheim | BHE | 245 km |
| Nelson AirportNelson | NSN | 250 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,555 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,219 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,053 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 18,984 km | 23 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,680 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,091 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,403 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,393 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,126 km | 3 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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