Route Network
Christchurch Airport connects 21 destinations worldwide, with Auckland standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Singapore, and the shortest flight is to Blenheim.
Auckland (AKL)
(New Zealand)
– New Zealand
Air New Zealand · Airwork · FDC · Jetstar · Phoenix Air Group · Skycharter · TNZ
7 airlines
Invercargill (IVC)
(New Zealand)
– New Zealand
Air New Zealand
1 airline
Sydney (SYD)
(Australia)
– Australia
Air New Zealand · Airwork · Emirates · Phoenix Air Group · Qantas
5 airlines
Melbourne (MEL)
(Australia)
– Australia
Air New Zealand · Jetstar · Phoenix Air Group · Qantas
4 airlines
Blenheim (BHE)
(New Zealand)
– New Zealand
OGN
1 airline
Avarua (RAR)
(Cook Islands)
– Cook Islands
Air New Zealand
1 airline
Waitangi (CHT)
(New Zealand)
– New Zealand
Air Chathams
1 airline
Route and destination data updated September 1, 2026.
Christchurch Airport is served by 14 airlines, with Air New Zealand in the lead at 38% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 60% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of nine airlines operate international routes, compared with nine airlines serving domestic routes. Singapore Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Singapore with a flight time of 11 hrs 5 mins.
Christchurch Airport provides direct service to six countries across two continents. The route network is 57% domestic and 43% international. Australia is the primary international destination.
Delays
- Departures
- 11 min late
- 1 min (+10.5%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Arrivals
- 1 min late
- 4 min (+136.2%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 0 flights (24 hour total)
Sep 5
2026
01:00 - 02:00
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- 15 min late15 min late15 minutes late
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- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 5
2026
00:00 - 01:00
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- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 4
2026
23:00 - 00:00
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- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
22:00 - 23:00
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
21:00 - 22:00
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
20:00 - 21:00
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Sep 4
2026
19:00 - 20:00
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
18:00 - 19:00
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- ———
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- 0
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2026
16:00 - 17:00
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2026
15:00 - 16:00
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
14:00 - 15:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- ———
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
13:00 - 14:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
12:00 - 13:00
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
11:00 - 12:00
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- ———
- Arrival
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- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 4
2026
10:00 - 11:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
09:00 - 10:00
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Sep 4
2026
08:00 - 09:00
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Sep 4
2026
07:00 - 08:00
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
06:00 - 07:00
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- 19 min late19 min late19 minutes late
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- on-timeon-timeon-time
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
05:00 - 06:00
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
04:00 - 05:00
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- 0
Sep 4
2026
03:00 - 04:00
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- 16 min late16 min late16 minutes late
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- 0
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——— | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | ——— | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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on-timeon-timeon-time | 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 0 |
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- Departures
- 11 min late
- 1 min (+15.4%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Arrivals
- on-time
- 3 min (+114.9%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 0 flights (7 day total)
Sep 4
2026
- Departure
- 13 min late13 min late13 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 3
2026
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- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 2
2026
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- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 1
2026
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- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Aug 31
2026
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- 0
Aug 30
2026
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- 11 min late11 min late11 minutes late
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- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
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- 0
Aug 29
2026
- Departure
- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
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13 min late13 min late13 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
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9 min late9 min late9 minutes late | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 0 |
- Departures
- 9 min late
- 1 min (-10.5%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Arrivals
- 3 min early
- min (+8.8%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 0 flights (30 day total)
Sep 4
2026
- Departure
- 13 min late13 min late13 minutes late
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- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 3
2026
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- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- 0
Sep 2
2026
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- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 1
2026
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- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- Cancelled
- 0
Aug 31
2026
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- 18 min late18 min late18 minutes late
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- 0
Aug 30
2026
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Aug 29
2026
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- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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Aug 28
2026
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- 11 min late11 min late11 minutes late
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Aug 27
2026
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- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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2026
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2026
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- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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Aug 24
2026
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- 7 min late7 min late7 minutes late
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2026
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- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
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2026
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2026
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- 7 min late7 min late7 minutes late
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Aug 20
2026
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- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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Aug 19
2026
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- 7 min late7 min late7 minutes late
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- 0
Aug 18
2026
- Departure
- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
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- 0
Aug 17
2026
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- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
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- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
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- 0
Aug 16
2026
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- 12 min late12 min late12 minutes late
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Aug 15
2026
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- 11 min late11 min late11 minutes late
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2026
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- 11 min late11 min late11 minutes late
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Aug 13
2026
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- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
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Aug 12
2026
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
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- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Aug 11
2026
- Departure
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
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- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
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- 0
Aug 10
2026
- Departure
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
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- 0
Aug 9
2026
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- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
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- 0
Aug 8
2026
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- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
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- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
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- 0
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2026
- Departure
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
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- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
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- 0
Aug 6
2026
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
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- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
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13 min late13 min late13 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
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Global Rankings
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,791 ft 3,289 m 10,791 ft · 3,289 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 1,785 ft 544 m 1,785 ft · 544 m | 443 ft 135 m 443 ft · 135 m | Grass | |
| 10,791 ft 3,289 m 10,791 ft · 3,289 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 1,785 ft 544 m 1,785 ft · 544 m | 443 ft 135 m 443 ft · 135 m | Grass | |
| 5,712 ft 1,741 m 5,712 ft · 1,741 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 5,712 ft 1,741 m 5,712 ft · 1,741 m | 148 ft 45 m 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt | |
| 1,690 ft 515 m 1,690 ft · 515 m | 229 ft 70 m 229 ft · 70 m | Closed | |
| 1,690 ft 515 m 1,690 ft · 515 m | 229 ft 70 m 229 ft · 70 m | Closed |
Runway Length
8 aircraft cannot operate at Christchurch Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,791 ft (3,289 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.
| Aircraft | Takeoff | Landing |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft 2,109 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft 2,100 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft 3,320 m 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft 2,175 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft 3,429 m 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft 2,200 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft 3,500 m 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |
Operational Context
Christchurch (IATA: CHC) operates around 93 flights per day to 21 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 12 domestic and 9 international routes, with Air New Zealand as the leading carrier and Auckland currently the busiest connection. From CHC, passengers can reach 6 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,289 m (10,791 ft).