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Local time zone: Pacific/Auckland
Christchurch International Airport (CHC) currently has nonstop service to 21 destinations on 8 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Auckland (AKL), served by 4 carriers, and the largest operator here is Air New Zealand with nonstops to 18 destinations. 8 of its routes are international.
Route data as of September 29, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
This schedule snapshot includes nonstop flights from CHC to 21 destinations, including 8 international routes. The snapshot shows about 79 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 13 · Australia 5 · Cook Islands 1
21-22/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 · 10-11/day
Invercargill · 289 mi · 5-6/day
Sydney · 1,321 mi · 4-5/day
Hamilton · 415 mi · 4-5/day
Dunedin · 204 mi · 4-5/day
PMR · 270 mi · 3-4/day
Melbourne · 1,500 mi · 3-4/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 current departure data is CHC to AKL (Auckland), with 21-22/day across 4 airlines.
Air New Zealand is the largest operator in our CHC schedule data, serving 18 destinations with 58-59/day.
This schedule snapshot includes 8 international routes and 13 domestic routes from CHC.
8 airlines operate at CHC. Top carriers include Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas, Airwork, Emirates.
This schedule snapshot includes direct flights from CHC to 21 destinations including Auckland, Wellington, Invercargill, Sydney, Hamilton.
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