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:

2026-08-22 11:00 UTC

Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
13°C
Wind
11kt
Visibility
> 10km
QNH
1003hPa

Raw METAR

METAR NZCH 221100Z AUTO 01011KT 340V040 9999 NCD 13/07 Q1003

Decoded

Wind
From 010° (N) at 11 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Temp / DP
13°C (55°F) · Dew point 7°C (45°F)
QNH
1003 hPa · 29.62 inHg

TAF

Valid 22 Aug 09:00 UTC23 Aug 12:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF NZCH 220827Z 2209/2312 05008KT CAVOK BECMG 2216/2218 35010KT TEMPO 2216/2218 6000 SHRA BECMG 2220/2222 28025G40KT BECMG 2304/2306 29015G25KT BECMG 2307/2309 30008KT

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER
09:0015:0021:0003:0009:00NOW
Sun 23 Aug
BECMG07:00 – 12:00 UTC
300° / 8 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFR
BECMG04:00 – 07:00 UTC
290° / 15 G25 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFR
Sat 22 Aug
BECMG20:00 – 04:00 UTC
280° / 25 G40 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFR
TEMPO16:00 – 18:00 UTC
6 kmShowers Rain
MVFR
BECMG16:00 – 20:00 UTC
350° / 10 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFR
BASE09:00 – 16:00 UTC
050° / 8 kt> 9.7 kmNSC
VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center


Runways

NNEESESSWWNW190120022911010°11KTArrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
RunwayHeadingLengthSurfaceWind OffsetHeadwindCrosswind
01 ★ best38°515 mGrass28° 10 kt5 kt L
19 218°515 mGrass152° 10 kt5 kt R
02 41°3,288 mAsphalt31° 9 kt6 kt L
20 221°3,288 mAsphalt149° 9 kt6 kt R
11 131°1,703 mBIT121° 6 kt9 kt L
29 311°1,703 mBIT59° 6 kt9 kt R

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


Sunrise & Sunset

Sunrise19:12 UTC
Sunset05:53 UTC
Daylight:10h 40m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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