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Christchurch Airport (IATA: CHC, ICAO: NZCH) is an international airport serving Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Harewood. Christchurch (Harewood) Airport officially opened on 18 May 1940 [5] and became New Zealand's first international airport on 16 December 1950. [5]
The Centre is located in a campus containing the Christchurch bases for the New Zealand, US and Italian Antarctic Programmes, and comprises administration offices, warehousing, an American/New Zealand clothing store, a post office and travel agency, and the Antarctic Passenger Terminal.
A new passenger and administration terminal is also planned along with a larger apron area and a new large aircraft hangar. [ 4 ] In the first week of October 2024, the airport welcomed its first jet aircraft after a 490m extension of its existing runway (extended from 1360m to 1850m and made 45m wider) and strengthening work.
This is a list of the busiest airports in New Zealand by passenger numbers and aircraft movements. Passenger numbers are tabulated annually at the end of the financial year (30 June, for the majority of airports). The top 15 airports are shown. Auckland Airport Christchurch Airport Wellington Airport Queenstown Airport Nelson Airport Dunedin ...
Christchurch railway station building and entrance, from car park. It was decided to construct a new station that was more suitable for the current passenger traffic requirements. The old station, with its multiple passenger platforms and sidings, had been designed to cope with frequent passenger train arrivals and departures.
The airport handles around 30 commercial passenger flights per day to and from Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton and Nelson as well as cargo flights on week nights between Auckland and Christchurch. The airport operates two runways, a sealed 1902m runway and a parallel grass 608m runway, which is utilised for general aviation and training ...
This was originally intended to be the first stage of a larger plan for Christchurch passenger services. Six EC class electric locomotives operated passenger services between Christchurch and Lyttelton, until reaching the end of their working lives in 1970, with the last electric train service running on 19 September 1970. With the withdrawal ...
A new NZ$25 million terminal building opened on 5 August 2021 after numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] In the financial year ending June 2017, the airport saw record numbers pass through its doors, at 652,426. It remains the 7th busiest airport in New Zealand. [4]