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Christchurch International Airport

Christchurch International Airport
Aerial view of the airport
Airport information
IATACHC
ICAONZCH
 Location of the Christchurch International Airport
Airport typePublic
OwnerChristchurch City Council
OperatorChristchurch International Airport Limited
ServesChristchurch
LocationHarewood, Christchurch
HubPacific Blue
Mount Cook Airline (Air New Zealand Link)
Elevation37 m (123 ft)
Statistics2010
Passengers6000414
Movements143292

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Christchurch International 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, and was opened in 1953.

The primary runway is oriented near perpendicular to Canterbury's Nor'wester foehn wind. For this reason, the secondary runway is a cross-runway (at a right angle to the primary runway), and is used during Nor'westers by all aircraft up to Boeing 767 size; while larger aircraft like the Boeing 777 can land on it, they cannot manoeuvre onto the end taxiway and must be towed back. .

Due to increasing passenger numbers, the airport has begun construction on a new Domestic terminal upgrade costing over $200 million. The new construction is scheduled for completion in 2011, with some work such as demolition continuing until 2012.

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Christchurch International Airport is the main international hub for the South Island of New Zealand. Main carriers into the airport are Air New Zealand and Qantas, however a number of smaller airlines also service this destination to Singapore, Tokyo, Fuji, Rarotonga and Australia, etc. This airport is also the US Air National Guard jump point for Operation Deep Freeze - the US Antarctic Program (Operation Deep Freeze). C130 Hercules & Galaxy's are present during the season when the staff on the ice are rotated. This 1.50min presentation includes footage of domestic arrivals / departures, international arrivals / deaprture, control tower, views form the viewing deck, views of the USANG base and surrounding sights.
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Airbus Air New Zealand landing Tullamarine International Airport from Christchurch NZ with ATC There was a lot of communication of one sort or another so i put a couple of stills in as fillers. Hope it doesn't ruin your viewing pleasure. Thanks as always for stopping by and viewing.
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Ground level "tour" of NZCH, Christchurch International Airport. Modelled by nzscenery. Visit www.nzscenery.com for further information
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Christchurch Airport March 14 2009 Shows planes turning and moving. Also shows Ellerslie International Flower Show 2009 Decorations
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Remember your lost baggage at the airport? Yea we found it. Christchurch international Airport Unclaimed Baggage being Destroyed. This should have gone to a charity or something first being being chewed up
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FS9 HD Flight from Christchurch International to Wellington Airport. Takeoff, Cruise, Decent, Landing, Taxi Please Rate and Comment!!!!
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Air New Zealand "Lord of the Rings" Boeing 767-300 take off Christchurch Intl. Airport (NZCH) was created under Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules using assets from Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight © Microsoft Corporation.
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Christchurch International Airport Approach and Landing on Emirates 777-300 ER
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Emrites plane departing Christchurch International Airport .. Late I must add lol Left 16th November @ 1718
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Taken from boundary fence outside Christchurch International Airport, NZ on Friday 12 February 2010
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Christchurch door open for asset sales - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--A legal loophole means city ratepayers' stakes in Christchurch City Holdings Ltd's (CCHL) assets - including electricity company Orion New Zealand, -Christchurch International Airport- Ltd, Lyttelton Port Co, Red Bus and City Care - - Date : Sun, 01 May 2011 17:00:42 GMT+00:00
Backpackers sleeping at Christchurch airport - Newstalk ZB Tweet this news
Newstalk ZB--One by-product of that is 50 to 100 backpackers a night dossing down at -Christchurch International Airport-. YHA marketing and sales manager Daniel Shields says beds numbers are substantially down on pre-earthquake numbers, but not to that e - Date : Tue, 03 May 2011 21:14:22 GMT+00:00
National air centre in Christchurch reviewed - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--The centre, based at -Christchurch International Airport-, provides approach and en route radar services for most of New Zealand's airspace and has had to be briefly shut down twice in the past few months - for 40 minutes after the Septe - Date : Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:00:32 GMT+00:00
Christchurch Airport opens first stage of $237m terminal - sharechat Tweet this news
sharechat--A major feature of the new terminal is a new $15 million baggage handling system, which is 750m long, -Christchurch International Airport- chief executive Jim Boult said. The opening had gone without hitches, he said. "Last week the in - Date : Tue, 10 May 2011 23:02:39 GMT+00:00
Stocks to watch: April 14 - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--22 -Christchurch- quake. Auckland -International Airport- (AIA): The country's busiest gateway has reported a 4.4 per cent increase in -international- passenger volumes in February, helped by a pick-up in visitors from Australia. ... - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:46:10 GMT+00:00
South Island Tourism in Crisis Following Christchurch Earthquake - Easy Destination Blog (blog) Tweet this news
Easy Destination Blog (blog)--South Island tourism has dropped sharply since the Christchurch earthquake causing massive losses to the industry. The number of foreign tourists at -Christchurch International Airport- has dropped by 25 per cent since the ea - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:58:31 GMT+00:00
Dunedin airport looks to ski trade - Otago Daily Times Tweet this news
Otago Daily Times--The Otago Daily Times understands some transtasman operators were investigating using Dunedin International Airport rather than -Christchurch International Airport- for ski tours to the resort. Dunedin International Airport chief execut - Date : Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:09:53 GMT+00:00
Letter from Bob Parker: Tourism concerns - Star Canterbury Tweet this news
Star Canterbury--Just last week we announced the establishment of the new Christchurch and Canterbury Travel and Tourism Partnership, to help rebuild the city's tourism industry. Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism, -Christchurch International Airpor - Date : Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:07:07 GMT+00:00
Dope in bra sets off Queenstown airport alarms - Otago Daily Times Tweet this news
Otago Daily Times--Two -Christchurch- women were subsequently charged with possession of cannabis at Queenstown -International Airport-. Sergeant Steve Watt, of Queenstown, said one of the women came to attention of security when she set off a metal-detec - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:50:14 GMT+00:00
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Airlines Destinations
3rdcoltitle=Terminal
AirAsia XKuala Lumpur
Air ChathamsChatham Islands
Air New ZealandAuckland, Dunedin, Queenstown, Wellington
Air New ZealandBrisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney
Seasonal: Nadi, Osaka-Kansai, Raratonga, Tokyo-Narita
Air New Zealand Link operated by Air NelsonDunedin, Hamilton, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Wellington
Air New Zealand Link operated by Eagle AirwaysBlenheim, Hokitika, Nelson, Wanaka
Air New Zealand Link operated by Mount Cook AirlineDunedin, Hamilton, Invercargill, Palmerston North, Queenstown, Rotorua, Tauranga, Wellington
Air PacificNadi
Emirates (airline)Emirates
Jetstar AirwaysAuckland, Queenstown, Wellington
Jetstar AirwaysBrisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney
QantasSydney
Singapore AirlinesSingapore
Virgin Australia operated by Pacific Blue (airline)Pacific Blue

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
02/2010,785 (3,288)Asphalt - Primary
11/295,712 (1,741)Asphalt - Secondary
02/201,690 (515)Grass - Aeroclub

Helipads
NumberLength ft(m)Surface
39 (12)

Airports in New Zealand

Airports with scheduled international servicesAuckland * Christchurch * Dunedin * Hamilton * Queenstown * Rotorua * Wellington |
Airports with scheduled domestic servicesBlenheim * Chatham Islands * Gisborne * Great Barrier Island * Hawke's Bay * Hokitika * Invercargil * Kaitaia * Kerikeri * Masterton * Nelson * New Plymouth * North Shore * Paraparaumu * Picton * Stewart Island * Takaka * Taupo * Tauranga * Timaru * Wanaka * Wanganui * Westport * Whakatane * Whangarei * Whitianga |
Airports without scheduled servicesAlexandra * Ashburton * Ardmore * Balclutha * Coromandel * Cromwell * Dannevirke * Dargaville * Fielding * Forest Field * Galatea * Glentanner * Gore * Haast * Greymouth * Hastings * Kaikohe * Kaikoura * Mandeville * Milford Sound * Mount Cook * Motueka * Omarama * Parakai * Pauanui * Te Anau/Manapouri * Thames * Twizel/Pukaki * Waiheke Island * Wairoa |
Military airfieldsOhakea * Waiouru * Whenuapai |
Closed airportsWigram |



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