Christchurch International Airport

Christchurch Airport is an international airport serving , New Zealand. It is located 12 km to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of .
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 37 metres (121 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code CHC
  • …has the ICAO airport code NZCH
  • …is operated by Christchurch International Airport Limited
  • …opened in 1937
  • Description: international airport in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Also known as
    “CHC”
    “Christchurch Airport”
    “NZCH”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Novotel Christchurch Airport and Avonhead Shopping Mall.
Shopping center
is a shopping center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harewood and Burnside.
Suburb
is a northwestern suburb of , New Zealand.
is a suburb of , New Zealand…
Suburb
is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city.
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Latitude
-43.48497° or 43° 29′ 6″ south
Longitude
172.53631° or 172° 32′ 11″ east
Open location code
4V8JGG8P+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Christchurch International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Christchurch-lughawe”
  • Arabic: “مطار كرايستشيرش الدولي”
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional de Christchurch”
  • Bashkir: “Крайстчерч (аэропорт)”
  • Bashkir: “Крайстчерч”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport de Christchurch”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional de Christchurch”
  • Cebuano: “Christchurch International Airport”
  • Chinese: “克赖斯特彻奇国际机场”
  • Chinese: “基督城國際機場”
  • Chinese: “基督城机场”
  • Chinese: “基督城機場”
  • Czech: “Letiště Christchurch”
  • Dutch: “Christchurch International Airport”
  • Dutch: “Internationale Luchthaven Christchurch”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven van Christchurch”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار كرايستشير الدولى”
  • Esperanto: “Internacia Flughaveno Kristkirko”
  • Estonian: “Christchurchi rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
  • Finnish: “CHC”
  • Finnish: “Christchurchin lentoasema”
  • French: “Aéroport international de Christchurch”
  • French: “CHC”
  • French: “Christchurch airport”
  • French: “Christchurch Int’l Airport”
  • French: “Christchurch International Airport”
  • French: “NZCH”
  • Galician: “Aeroporto de Christchurch”
  • German: “Christchurch International Airport”
  • German: “Flughafen Christchurch International”
  • German: “Flughafen Christchurch”
  • German: “NZCH”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה כרייסטצ’רץ‘”
  • Hungarian: “Christchurch-i repülőtér”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Christchurch”
  • Indonesian: “CHC”
  • Indonesian: “NZCH”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Christchurch”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto G. Adams International”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Christchurch”
  • Italian: “Christchurch International Airport”
  • Japanese: “NZCH”
  • Japanese: “クライストチャーチ国際空港”
  • Japanese: “クライストチャーチ空港”
  • Korean: “크라이스트 처치 국제공항”
  • Korean: “크라이스트처치 공항”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Christchurch”
  • Malayalam: “ക്രൈസ്റ്റ്‌ചർച്ച്‍ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര വിമാനത്താവളം”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Christchurch internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Christchurch International Airport”
  • Norwegian: “Christchurch internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی کرایست‌چرچ”
  • Polish: “CHC”
  • Polish: “NZCH”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Christchurch”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Christchurch”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Christchurch”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Christchurch”
  • Russian: “Аэродром Хэрвуд”
  • Russian: “Аэропорт Крайстчерч”
  • Russian: “Крайстчерч”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт Крайстчёрч”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт Крайстчёрча”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Christchurch”
  • Swedish: “Christchurch International Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Крайстчерч”
  • Thai: “ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติไครสต์เชิร์ช”
  • Turkish: “Christchurch Havalimanı”
  • Uzbek: “Christchurch aeroporti”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Christchurch”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Christchurch”

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