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Christchurch Airport

  • PAX: 6,930,000
  • IATA: CHC
  • ICAO: NZCH

Introduction to Christchurch Airport

Christchurch Airport has been dubbed by some the world’s biggest small airport, because it is so much more than ‘just’ another leisure airport and is surprisingly well connected.

Acknowledged as New Zealand’s Tourism Gateway, Christchurch Airport is a major hub, the busiest and most strategic connection for the South Island to the world’s trade and tourism markets, as well as all regions of New Zealand. This is the closest airport to Antarctica too, so home to several international programmes.

Our airline partners offer direct services to five major gateways in Australia, major global...

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United Airlines Connects U.S. To New Zealand’s South Island With Christchurch Flights

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United is planning to operate nearly 40% more flights from the U.S. to Australia and New Zealand during the 2023-24 northern hemisphere winter...

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