Live conditions Night
Wind
220° / 2 kt
Visibility
6+ SM / 9.7+ km
Temp / Dew
-2°C / 28°F · dew -3°C / 27°F
Altimeter
1004 hPa / 29.65 inHg
RWY 20
currently favored, 2.0 kt headwind from 220° / 2 kt
Local now
17:06 UTC
Sunrise
18:40
Sunset
06:13
Raw METAR + TAF
METAR NZCH 101700Z AUTO 22002KT 9999 NCD M02/M03 Q1004 TAF NZCH 101407Z 1015/1118 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 1101/1103 28015G25KT FM110600 17015G25KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 FM110800 28008KT 9999 SCT030 BECMG 1115/1117 20015KT
Updated 0 minutes ago
Quick facts
- ICAO / IATA
- NZCH / CHC
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -43.489029, 172.532065
- Elevation
- 123 ft (37 m)
- Mag variation
- +23.19° E (per chart)
- Runways
- 6 ends · longest 3,288 m / 10,787 ft
Runways
| End | TRUE | MAG | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 038° | 013° | 515 m / 1,690 ft | 70 m | Grass | — | — | |
| 02 | 041° | 016° | 3,288 m / 10,787 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | — | — | |
| 11 | 131° | 106° | 1,703 m / 5,587 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | — | — | |
| 19 | 218° | 193° | 515 m / 1,690 ft | 70 m | Grass | — | — | |
| 20 | 221° | 196° | 3,288 m / 10,787 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | — | — | |
| 29 | 311° | 286° | 1,703 m / 5,587 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | — | — |
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Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| BU | Burnham | NDB | 374 kHz |
| OD | Woodend | NDB | 262 kHz |
| CH | Christchurch | VOR-DME | 115.30 MHz |
| YW | Eyrewell | VOR-DME | 116.60 MHz |
Frequencies
Approach
- Approach
- 124.1
ATIS
- ATIS
- 127.2
Other
- Control
- 120.9
- Delivery
- 128.2
Ground
- Ground
- 121.9
Other
- AMC OPS
- 122.5
Tower
- Tower
- 118.4
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Data: OurAirports navdata v2026-09-10