Christchurch International Airport

Airport Information

IATA Code: CHC
ICAO Code: NZCH
Operator: Christchurch International Airport Limited
Location: New Zealand
Website: https://www.christchurchairport.co.nz/

Christchurch International Airport

Christchurch Airport is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 12 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Harewood. Christchurch Airport officially opened on 18 May 1940 and became New Zealand’s first international airport on 16 December 1950.

Christchurch Airport began life as an aerodrome at Harewood in 1936, an era when wooden biplanes were a common sight and a flight from Fiji to Brisbane took a full 20 hours!

By 1946 the terminal was starting to take shape, with hangars, a small terminal, the water tower and some barracks. The two runways and parallel taxiway concept was established in the early 1950s and in 1960 a new terminal building was in operation.

Since then, there has been continuous development of airport buildings, parking, roading and runway/taxiway/apron systems – and it’s a journey which continues to grow and unfold.

Airport News

05/03/2024

SSP makes debut in New Zealand with contract win at Christchurch International Airport

SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has secured an eight-year deal to run five outlets at Christchurch International Airport. This will mark SSP’s first foray into the New …

11/12/2023

America now only one flight from Christchurch Airport

A United Airlines Dreamliner 787-900 will land at Christchurch Airport direct from San Francisco for the first time on Sunday morning, then the airline will fly a 787-800 between the two cities three times a …

07/12/2023

COP28: Christchurch Airport among first ten in the world to achieve new standard for decarbonisation

Christchurch Airport and nine European airports are the first in the world to achieve a new level in Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA), with Christchurch being the only airport in the Southern Hemisphere. The Airports Council International …

31/05/2023

World’s first Rosenbauer Electric Fire Truck to operate at an airport.

Christchurch Airport has signed up to buy the world’s first Rosenbauer Electric Fire Truck to operate at an airport. A newly signed contract means the airport and Austrian manufacturer Rosenbauer International AG will together bring the …

09/02/2023

Christchurch Airport's renewable energy precinct, Kōwhai Park has taken a giant step closer to reality.

After a year-long process, that attracted interest from organisations across the globe, the airport has chosen one of New Zealand’s largest energy companies, Contact Energy, and international solar developer, Lightsource bp, as its partners to …

Contact

Christchurch International Airport
30 Durey Road
Harewood
Christchurch 8053
New Zealand

+64 3-353 7777

www.christchurchairport.co.nz

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