Christchurch International Airport METAR NZCH

VFRLarge AirportElev. 37 m (123 ft)
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Christchurch International Airport is situated in Christchurch, New Zealand. The ICAO code of Christchurch International Airport is NZCH and the IATA code is CHC.
It has 3 runways: Grass runway 01/19 with a length of 515 m, Asphalt runway 02/20 with a length of 3,288 m, BIT runway 11/29 with a length of 1,703 m.
The elevation is 37 m (123 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-10-06 14:30 UTC

Website Wikipedia
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
5°C
Wind
2kt
Visibility
> 10km
QNH
1013hPa

Raw METAR

METAR NZCH 061430Z AUTO 06002KT 9999 NCD 05/04 Q1013

Decoded

Wind
From 060° (ENE) at 2 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Temp / DP
5°C (41°F) · Dew point 4°C (39°F)
QNH
1013 hPa · 29.91 inHg

TAF

Valid 6 Oct 15:00 UTC – 7 Oct 18:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF NZCH 061401Z 0615/0718 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 0622/0624 06010KT BECMG 0706/0708 VRB02KT BECMG 0712/0714 22012KT BKN012 BECMG 0714/0716 BKN008

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR
15:0021:0003:0009:0015:00
Tue 6 Oct
BASE15:00 – 22:00 UTC
VRB / 2 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFR
BECMG22:00 – 06:00 UTC
060° / 10 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFR
Wed 7 Oct
BECMG06:00 – 12:00 UTC
VRB / 2 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFR
BECMG12:00 – 14:00 UTC
220° / 12 kt> 9.7 kmBKN 1,200ft
MVFR
BECMG14:00 – 18:00 UTC
220° / 12 kt> 9.7 kmBKN 800ft
IFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

NNEESESSWWNW190120022911060°2KTArrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
RunwayHeadingLengthSurfaceWind OffsetHeadwindCrosswind
01 ★ best38°515 mGrass22°↑ 2 kt1 kt R
19 218°515 mGrass158°↓ 2 kt1 kt L
02 41°3,288 mAsphalt19°↑ 2 kt1 kt R
20 221°3,288 mAsphalt161°↓ 2 kt1 kt L
11 131°1,703 mBIT71°↑ 1 kt2 kt L
29 311°1,703 mBIT109°↓ 1 kt2 kt R

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise17:52 UTC
Sunset06:43 UTC
Daylight:12h 50m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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