Christchurch (IATA: CHC) operates around 99 flights per day to 20 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 12 domestic and 8 international routes, with Air New Zealand as the leading carrier and Auckland currently the busiest connection. From CHC, passengers can reach 5 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,289 m (10,791 ft).
Route Network
Christchurch Airport connects 20 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 · Jetstar · Phoenix Air Group · Skycharter · Texel Air Australasia
6 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
463 mi · 746 km
27
per day
1 hr 15 mins
189 mi · 304 km
17
per day
1 hr 15 mins
155 mi · 250 km
8
per day
1 hr 35 mins
204 mi · 328 km
6
per day
Invercargill (IVC)
(New Zealand)
– New Zealand
Air New Zealand
1 airline
1 hr 50 mins
289 mi · 464 km
6
per day
Sydney (SYD)
(Australia)
– Australia
Air New Zealand · Emirates · Phoenix Air Group · Qantas
4 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,321 mi · 2,126 km
5
per day
1 hr 50 mins
415 mi · 668 km
5
per day
Melbourne (MEL)
(Australia)
– Australia
Air New Zealand · Jetstar · Phoenix Air Group · Qantas
4 airlines
4 hr 20 mins
1,500 mi · 2,414 km
4
per day
1 hr 40 mins
215 mi · 347 km
4
per day
1 hr 50 mins
445 mi · 717 km
4
per day
4 hr 25 mins
1,552 mi · 2,498 km
3
per day
1 hr 50 mins
421 mi · 678 km
2
per day
1 hr 40 mins
321 mi · 517 km
2
per day
11 hr 5 mins
5,222 mi · 8,403 km
1
per day
4 hr 15 mins
1,495 mi · 2,407 km
6
per week
4 hr 40 mins
1,801 mi · 2,898 km
6
per week
Blenheim (BHE)
(New Zealand)
– New Zealand
OGN
1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
152 mi · 245 km
5
per week
Avarua (RAR)
(Cook Islands)
– Cook Islands
Air New Zealand
1 airline
—
CHC → RAR
3
per week
6 hr 0 mins
2,415 mi · 3,886 km
3
per week
Waitangi (CHT)
(New Zealand)
– New Zealand
Air Chathams
1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
551 mi · 886 km
1
per week
Route and destination data updated October 16, 2026.
Christchurch Airport is served by 15 airlines, with Air New Zealand in the lead at 37% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 59% of routes. nine carriers operate only one route each. A total of seven airlines operate international routes, compared with 11 airlines serving domestic routes. Singapore Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Singapore with a flight time of 11 hrs 5 mins.
Air New Zealand
(15 routes)
Jetstar
(6 routes)
Phoenix Air Group
(3 routes)
FDC
(3 routes)
Qantas
(3 routes)
Skycharter
(2 routes)
Airwork
(1 routes)
Texel Air Australasia
(1 routes)
AMD
(1 routes)
LFT
(1 routes)
Emirates
(1 routes)
Singapore Airlines
(1 routes)
Fiji Airways
(1 routes)
OGN
(1 routes)
Air Chathams
(1 routes)
Christchurch Airport provides direct service to five countries across two continents. The route network is 60% domestic and 40% international. Australia is the primary international destination.
New Zealand
- 82/day
Australia
- 14/day
Singapore
- 1/day
Fiji
- 1/day
Cook Islands
- 0/day
Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
- Departures
- 6 min late
- 2 min (+45.4%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Arrivals
- 3 min early
- min (-2%) vs last 24 hours
- 24h trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 0 flights (24 hour total)
Oct 20
2026
07:00 - 08:00
- Departure
- 7 min late7 min late7 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
05:00 - 06:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
04:00 - 05:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
03:00 - 04:00
- Departure
- 16 min late16 min late16 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
02:00 - 03:00
- Departure
- 12 min late12 min late12 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
01:00 - 02:00
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 20
2026
00:00 - 01:00
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
23:00 - 00:00
- Departure
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
21:00 - 22:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 12 min early12 min early12 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
20:00 - 21:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 14 min early14 min early14 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
19:00 - 20:00
- Departure
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Arrival
- 15 min early15 min early15 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
18:00 - 19:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 16 min early16 min early16 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
17:00 - 18:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- ———
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
16:00 - 17:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- ———
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
15:00 - 16:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
14:00 - 15:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
13:00 - 14:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
12:00 - 13:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
11:00 - 12:00
- Departure
- ———
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
10:00 - 11:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
09:00 - 10:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 19
2026
08:00 - 09:00
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
| Time | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
07:00 - 08:00 |
7 min late7 min late7 minutes late | 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 0 |
|
05:00 - 06:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
04:00 - 05:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
03:00 - 04:00 |
16 min late16 min late16 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
02:00 - 03:00 |
12 min late12 min late12 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
|
01:00 - 02:00 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
00:00 - 01:00 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
|
23:00 - 00:00 |
8 min late8 min late8 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
|
21:00 - 22:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 12 min early12 min early12 minutes early | 0 |
|
20:00 - 21:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 14 min early14 min early14 minutes early | 0 |
|
19:00 - 20:00 |
6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 15 min early15 min early15 minutes early | 0 |
|
18:00 - 19:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 16 min early16 min early16 minutes early | 0 |
|
17:00 - 18:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | ——— | 0 |
|
16:00 - 17:00 |
——— | ——— | 0 |
|
15:00 - 16:00 |
——— | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
14:00 - 15:00 |
——— | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
13:00 - 14:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
12:00 - 13:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
11:00 - 12:00 |
——— | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
10:00 - 11:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
|
09:00 - 10:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | 0 |
|
08:00 - 09:00 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 8 min early8 min early8 minutes early | 0 |
Delay Performance (7 day average)
- Departures
- 4 min late
- 1 min (-12.1%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Arrivals
- 3 min early
- min (-8%) vs last week
- 7d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 0 flights (7 day total)
Oct 19
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 18
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct 19, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 18, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 17, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 16, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 15, 2026 |
5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 14, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 13, 2026 |
6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
Delay Performance (30 day average)
- Departures
- 8 min late
- 2 min (-18.2%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Arrivals
- 2 min early
- 1 min (+24.4%) vs last 30 days
- 30d trend
- Cancelled Departures
- 0 flights (30 day total)
Oct 19
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 18
2026
- Departure
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 17
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 16
2026
- Departure
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 15
2026
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 14
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 13
2026
- Departure
- 6 min late6 min late6 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 12
2026
- Departure
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 11
2026
- Departure
- 5 min late5 min late5 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 10
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 9
2026
- Departure
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 8
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 7
2026
- Departure
- 3 min late3 min late3 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 6
2026
- Departure
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Arrival
- 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 5
2026
- Departure
- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
- Arrival
- 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 4
2026
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 3
2026
- Departure
- 12 min late12 min late12 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 2
2026
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Oct 1
2026
- Departure
- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 30
2026
- Departure
- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 29
2026
- Departure
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 28
2026
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 27
2026
- Departure
- 15 min late15 min late15 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 26
2026
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Arrival
- 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 25
2026
- Departure
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 24
2026
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Arrival
- on-timeon-timeon-time
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 23
2026
- Departure
- 8 min late8 min late8 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 22
2026
- Departure
- 10 min late10 min late10 minutes late
- Arrival
- 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 21
2026
- Departure
- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
- Arrival
- 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
Sep 20
2026
- Departure
- 9 min late9 min late9 minutes late
- Arrival
- 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early
- Cancelled
- 0
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oct 19, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 18, 2026 |
2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 17, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 16, 2026 |
1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 15, 2026 |
5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 14, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 13, 2026 |
6 min late6 min late6 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 12, 2026 |
8 min late8 min late8 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 11, 2026 |
5 min late5 min late5 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 10, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 9, 2026 |
on-timeon-timeon-time | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
|
Oct 8, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 7, 2026 |
3 min late3 min late3 minutes late | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 6, 2026 |
4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 3 min early3 min early3 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 5, 2026 |
9 min late9 min late9 minutes late | 6 min early6 min early6 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 4, 2026 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 3, 2026 |
12 min late12 min late12 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 2, 2026 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
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Oct 1, 2026 |
9 min late9 min late9 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 30, 2026 |
9 min late9 min late9 minutes late | 1 min late1 min late1 minutes late | 0 |
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Sep 29, 2026 |
8 min late8 min late8 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 28, 2026 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 2 min late2 min late2 minutes late | 0 |
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Sep 27, 2026 |
15 min late15 min late15 minutes late | 4 min late4 min late4 minutes late | 0 |
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Sep 26, 2026 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 1 min early1 min early1 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 25, 2026 |
8 min late8 min late8 minutes late | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 24, 2026 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | on-timeon-timeon-time | 0 |
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Sep 23, 2026 |
8 min late8 min late8 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 22, 2026 |
10 min late10 min late10 minutes late | 5 min early5 min early5 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 21, 2026 |
9 min late9 min late9 minutes late | 2 min early2 min early2 minutes early | 0 |
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Sep 20, 2026 |
9 min late9 min late9 minutes late | 4 min early4 min early4 minutes early | 0 |
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
7 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 |
| 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 |