Airport profile · New Zealand
Christchurch International Airport
Christchurch · Canterbury Region · New Zealand
Airport overview
Christchurch International Airport serves Christchurch, New Zealand. The longest reported open paved runway is 3,288 metres (10,787 feet).
- ICAO code
- NZCH
- IATA code
- CHC
- Local / reference code
- NZCH
- Location
- Christchurch · Canterbury Region · New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -43.489029, 172.532065
- Elevation above sea level
- 37 m / 123 ft
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Reported access
- Not reported
- Longest open paved runway
- 3,288 m / 10,787 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 0 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- Not reported
- Control tower
- Not reported
- Customs airport designation
- Not reported
- Landing-rights designation
- Not reported
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (3 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,288 m10,787 ft | 45 m148 ft | ASP | LightedReported open |
| 11/29 | 1,703 m5,587 ft | 45 m148 ft | BIT | LightedReported open |
| 01/19 | 515 m1,690 ft | 70 m229 ft | GRS | UnlightedReported open |
Runway 02/20 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 41° | 37 m / 123 ft | Not reported | -43.49760, 172.52200 |
| 20 | 221° | 28 m / 93 ft | Not reported | -43.47500, 172.54800 |
Runway 11/29 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 131° | 35 m / 115 ft | Not reported | -43.48460, 172.52499 |
| 29 | 311° | 29 m / 95 ft | Not reported | -43.49470, 172.54100 |
Runway 01/19 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 37.7° | Not reported | Not reported | -43.48660, 172.53101 |
| 19 | 217.7° | Not reported | Not reported | -43.48270, 172.53500 |
FBOs & handling
No named FBO or handling provider has been matched to this airport in the directory. Contact the airport operator to confirm business-aviation arrangements.
History & management
Wikidata records 1940 as the airport’s inception year.
- Inception year
- 1940
- Airport activation date
- Not reported
- Recorded owner
- Not reported
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Not reported
- Manager telephone
- Not reported
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| APP | APP | 124.1 MHz |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.2 MHz |
| CTRL | Control | 120.9 MHz |
| Delivery | Delivery | 128.2 MHz |
| GND | GND | 121.9 MHz |
| OPS | AMC OPS | 122.5 MHz |
| TWR | TWR | 118.4 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.