Airport Christchurch
- URL: Christchurch (CHC)
- Time zone: GMT 12
- Service telephone: +64 3 358-5029; +64 3 353-7777
- Address: Christchurch International Airport, PO Box 14001, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Operating company: Christchurch International Airport Ltd.
- Parking: Yes; paid short and long-term parking
- Nearby cities: Christchurch (9 km)
- Directions by car: The airport is on the state highway 1 about 9 km or 5 miles west of the inner city. Bus numbers 10 and 29 provide a link to downtown Christchurch.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.10%), Tuesday (13.68%), Wednesday (13.70%), Thursday (15.24%), Friday (15.34%), Saturday (13.23%), Sunday (14.71%)
- Alternative spelling: Крайстчёрч, Ōtautahi, क्राइस्टचर्च, קרייסטצ'רץ', クライストチャーチ, 크라이스트처치, 基督城, كرايست تشيرش, كرايستشيرش, Крайстчърч, Κράισττσερτς, کرایستچرچ, Kraistčerčas, Крајстчерч, Krajstčerč, ไครสต์เชิ
Most popular destinations from Christchurch (Flights per week )
- Auckland (140, 17,05 %)
- Wellington (84, 10,23 %)
- Dunedin (57, 6,94 %)
- Nelson (57, 6,94 %)
- Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (54, 6,58 %)
- Brisbane (50, 6,09 %)
- Invercargill (45, 5,48 %)
- Melbourne-Tullamarine International Airport (40, 4,87 %)
- Palmerston North (36, 4,38 %)
- Hamilton (New Zealand) (33, 4,02 %)
- other (27.42 %)
Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)
- Air New Zealand (1250, 75,67 %)
- Qantas Airways (128, 7,75 %)
- Jetstar Airways (90, 5,45 %)
- Sounds Air (84, 5,08 %)
- Emirates Airline (40, 2,42 %)
- Cathay Pacific Airways (16, 0,97 %)
- Singapore Airlines (16, 0,97 %)
- Virgin Australia (16, 0,97 %)
- other (0.73 %)
Location
First in use in 1940, the airport is about 9 kilometres or 5 miles northwest of downtown, on the State Highway # 1. The buses 10 (via Merivale) and 29 (Fendalton) operate regular services from downtown to the airport. There are also plenty of taxis at the airport.
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