Christchurch International Airport METAR NZCH
VFRLarge AirportElev. 37 m (123 ft)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:
2026-10-24 00:00 UTC
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
27°C
Wind
4kt
Visibility
> 10km
QNH
1016hPa
Raw METAR
METAR NZCH 240000Z AUTO 35004KT 290V050 9999 NCD 27/12 Q1016
Decoded
- Wind
- From 350° (N) at 4 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Temp / DP
- 27°C (81°F) · Dew point 12°C (54°F)
- QNH
- 1016 hPa · 30.00 inHg
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 ★ best | 38° | 515 m | Grass | 48° | ↑ 3 kt | 3 kt L |
| 19 | 218° | 515 m | Grass | 132° | ↓ 3 kt | 3 kt R |
| 02 | 41° | 3,288 m | Asphalt | 51° | ↑ 3 kt | 3 kt L |
| 20 | 221° | 3,288 m | Asphalt | 129° | ↓ 3 kt | 3 kt R |
| 11 | 131° | 1,703 m | BIT | 141° | ↓ 3 kt | 3 kt L |
| 29 | 311° | 1,703 m | BIT | 39° | ↑ 3 kt | 3 kt R |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise17:23 UTC
Sunset07:04 UTC
Daylight:13h 40m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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