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Local time zone: Pacific/Auckland · currently 9:41 AM local
Christchurch International Airport (CHC) had nonstop service to 22 destinations on 9 airlines in our June 14, 2026 departure snapshot. The busiest route was to Auckland (AKL), served by 4 carriers, and the largest operator here was Air New Zealand with nonstops to 18 destinations. 8 of those routes were international.
Route data as of June 14, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample. Routes may have changed since this snapshot.
You can fly nonstop from CHC to 22 destinations, including 8 international routes. Current schedules show about 87 flights per day across those routes. The busiest options start with Auckland (AKL), Wellington (WLG), Invercargill (IVC).
8 international routes in this schedule set
New Zealand 14 · Australia 5 · Cook Islands 1
22-23/day on 4 airlines
Airbus A320 family · ATR 42/72 · Boeing 737
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Christchurch to Auckland · NZ
Wellington · 189 mi · 14-15/day
Invercargill · 289 mi · 5-6/day
Dunedin · 204 mi · 5-6/day
PMR · 270 mi · 4-5/day
Nelson · 155 mi · 4-5/day
Hamilton · 415 mi · 4-5/day
Sydney · 1,321 mi · 4-5/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Christchurch International Airport (CHC / NZCH) is located in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The IATA code is CHC. The ICAO code is NZCH.
The busiest scheduled route from CHC in our June 14, 2026 departure data was CHC to AKL (Auckland), with 22-23/day across 4 airlines.
Air New Zealand was the largest operator in our CHC schedule data, serving 18 destinations with 65-66/day.
CHC has 8 international routes and 14 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
9 airlines operated at CHC in our June 14, 2026 snapshot. Top carriers include Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas, Airwork, Emirates.
CHC has direct flights to 22 destinations including Auckland, Wellington, Invercargill, Dunedin, PMR.
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