Airports / New Zealand / CHC
Christchurch International Airport
NZCH / CHCChristchurch, New ZealandELEV 123 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Timaru Airport (TIU).
Overview
Christchurch International Airport (NZCH / CHC) sits in Christchurch, New Zealand, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 123 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CHC for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Timaru Airport (TIU, 75 nm), Hokitika Airfield (HKK, 82 nm), and Mount Cook Airport (MON, 106 nm).
Charter pricing from CHC depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Christchurch.
Field capability
ICAO
NZCH
IATA
CHC
FAA / Local
NZCH
Elevation
123 ft
Coordinates
43.4890° S · 172.5321° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs New Zealand fields
state range 4–2,153 ft
At 123 ft, CHC sits higher than 53% of the 38 New Zealand fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 75nmTIUTimaru Airport
- 82nmHKKHokitika Airfield
- 106nmMONMount Cook Airport
- 107nmGTNGlentanner AirportGlentanner Station
- 109nmOAMOamaru Airport
- 113nmWSZWestport AirportWestport
Location
Open the full mapNZCH · Christchurch International Airport · Christchurch, New Zealand