Flight schedules
The following flight schedules provide an indication of arrivals and departures. However please note these may change from day to day. For the latest flight information check out today’s arrivals and departures.
Where can you fly?
Discover the many domestic and international routes you can take to and from Christchurch Airport.
International
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Dubai
- Departing Christchurch daily
- Arriving Christchurch daily
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Fiji (Nadi)
Fiji Airways (from June to October and December 2024)
- Departing Christchurch for Nadi x4 per week
- Arriving Christchurch from Nadi x4 per week
During November 2024, and from January to March 2025, flights will reduce to x3 per week.
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Guangzhou
China Southern Airlines (from 27 October 2024 to 16 February 2025)
From 27 October to 15 December 2024:
- Departing Christchurch x4 per week (Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun)
Arriving Christchurch x4 per week (Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun)
From 16 December 2024 to 11 February 2025 flights will increase to daily. Please note however the flights will not be operating on 16, 18, 22, 26, and 31 December.
From 12 to 16 February 2025, flights will operate x5 per week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun)
- Departing Christchurch x4 per week (Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun)
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Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific (from 3 December 2024 to 28 March 2025)
- Departing Christchurch x4 per week (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch x4 per week (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat)
From 1 to 30 March 2025 Cathay Pacific will operate three flights per week (Mon, Thu, Sat).
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San Francisco
United Airlines (from 6 December 2024 to 28 March 2025)
- Departing Christchurch x3 per week (Tue, Fri, Sun)
- Arriving Christchurch x3 per week (Tue, Fri, Sun)
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Singapore
- Departing Christchurch daily
- Arriving Christchurch daily
From 23 November 2024 to 15 February 2025 there will be an additional three arrivals (Mon, Wed, Fri) and three departures per week (Tue, Thu, Sat).
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Brisbane
- Departing Christchurch up to x7 per week
- Arriving Christchurch up to x7 per week
- Departing Christchurch x7 per week
- Arriving Christchurch x7 per week
From late October 2024 flights will increase to x10-12 per week.
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Cairns
Jetstar (from 1 April 2025)
- Departing Christchurch up to x4 per week (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x4 per week (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat)
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Gold Coast
- Departing Christchurch x3 per week
- Arriving Christchurch x3 per week
From 15 December 2024 to 27 January 2025 flights will increase to daily.
- Departing Christchurch x2 per week
- Arriving Christchurch x2 per week
From 5-10 September 2024, and from end of September to end of October, flights will increase to x3 per week.
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Melbourne
- Departing Christchurch up to x10 per week
- Arriving Christchurch up to x10 per week
- Departing Christchurch up to x10 per week
- Arriving Christchurch up to x10 per week
From late October 2024 flights will increase to x10-12 per week.
- Departing Christchurch x4 per week (Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun)
- Arriving Christchurch x4 per week (Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun)
From 15 December 2024 to 31 March 2025 flights will increase to daily.
From 1 February 2025 flights will change to x5 per week (Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun).
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Sydney
- Departing Christchurch x10 per week
- Arriving Christchurch x10 per week
- Departing Christchurch double daily
- Arriving Christchurch double daily
- Departing Christchurch daily
- Arriving Christchurch daily
Domestic
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Auckland
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x17 per day
- Arriving Christchurch up to x17 per day
Jetstar
- Departing Christchurch up to x6 per day
- Arriving Christchurch up to x6 per day
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Tauranga
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x4 per day (x3 per day Tue, Wed, Thu; x2 per day Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x4 per day (x3 per day Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun)
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Hamilton
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x4 per day (x3 per day Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x4 per day (x3 per day Sat)
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Rotorua
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x3 per day (x2 per day Tue, Wed, Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x3 per day (x2 per day Tue, Wed, Sat)
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New Plymouth
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x3 per day (x2 per day Mon, Tue; x1 per day Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x3 per day (x2 per day Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun)
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Napier
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x3 per day (x2 per day Sat; x4 per day on some Sun operations)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x3 per day (x2 per day on some Sun operations)
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Palmerston North
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x5 per day (x4 per day Mon-Thu; x3 per day Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x5 per day (x4 per day Mon-Thu, Sat, Sun)
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Wellington
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x18 per day
- Arriving Christchurch up to x19 per day
Jetstar
- Departing Christchurch up to x2 per day (x1 per day Wed and Sat from December 2024 to January 2025)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x2 per day (x1 per day Wed and Sat from December 2024 to January 2025)
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Nelson
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x7 per day (x6 per day Wed, Fri; x5 per day Mon)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x7 per day (x6 per day Mon, Wed; x5 per day Sat)
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Blenheim
Sounds Air
- Departing Christchurch up to x5 per day (x4 per day Mon, Thu, Fri; x3 per day Tue; x1 per day Sat, Sun)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x4 per day (x2 per day Sun; x1 per day Sat; x5 per day Fri from October 2024 to February 2025)
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Hokitika
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x2 per day (x1 per day Sat, Sun)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x2 per day (x1 per day Sat)
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Wanaka
Sounds Air
- Departing Christchurch up to x2 per day (x1 per day Thu, Sat; x3 per day Mon from August to September 2024)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x3 per day (x2 per day Fri; x1 per day Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun)
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Queenstown
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x4 per day (x3 per day Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x4 per day (x3 per day Mon from July to October 2024)
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Dunedin
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x7 per day (x6 per day Tue; x5 per day Wed, Sat, Sun)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x7 per day (x6 per day Tue; x5 per day Wed, Sat, Sun)
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Invercargill
Air New Zealand
- Departing Christchurch up to x6 per day (x5 per day Mon, Tue, Sun; x4 per day Sat)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x6 per day (x5 per day Mon, Tue, Sun; x4 per day Sat)
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Chatham Islands
Air Chathams
- Departing Christchurch up to x1 per week (up to x2 per week from October 2024)
- Arriving Christchurch up to x2 per week (up to x3 per week from October 2024)