What flies at Christchurch International Airport?
In the last 30 days the receiver networks CatchFlights uses saw 59 different aircraft types taking off and landing at Christchurch International Airport (CHC / NZCH), from 0 different aircraft. Seen most often: Atr ATR-72-600 (760), Airbus A-320 (605), and Piper PA-28 Cherokee/Archer (506). Rare visitors included the Robin R-2112 Alpha, Mbb-Kawasaki BK117, Airbus A-380-800, Beechcraft T-6 Texan 2, and Lockheed Martin 382J Super Hercules. These are movements the receivers saw — a lower bound, not the airport's full traffic.
Rare visitors
Types CatchFlights rates rare or better that were seen here in the last 30 days.
- Robin R-2112 Alpha
- Mbb-Kawasaki BK117
- Airbus A-380-800
- Beechcraft T-6 Texan 2
- Lockheed Martin 382J Super Hercules
- Cessna 560 Citation 5
- British Aerospace BAe-3100 Jetstream 31
- British Aerospace BAe-3200 Jetstream Super 31
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD-520N
All 59 types seen
| Aircraft type | ICAO code | Movements | Usually seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atr ATR-72-600 | AT76 | 760 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Airbus A-320 | A320 | 605 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Piper PA-28 Cherokee/Archer | P28A | 506 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Boeing 737-800 | B738 | 188 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Piper PA-38 Tomahawk | PA38 | 180 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 | DH8C | 158 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Guimbal G-2 Cabri | G2CA | 128 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Beech 200 Super King Air | BE20 | 92 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Airbus A-320neo | A20N | 73 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Airbus A-321neo | A21N | 63 | almost daily | 6 Oct |
| Cessna 172 Skyhawk | C172 | 56 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Airbus Helicopters EC145 | EC45 | 37 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Boeing 737-400 | B734 | 32 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Partenavia P-68 | P68 | 27 | almost daily | 7 Oct |
| Robin R-2112 Alpha | R200 | 27 | Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays | 7 Oct |
| Airbus A-350-900 XWB | A359 | 18 | almost daily | 6 Oct |
| Mbb-Kawasaki BK117 | BK17 | 18 | Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays | 3 Oct |
| Airbus A-380-800 | A388 | 15 | almost daily | 29 Sept |
| Diamond DA-42 Twin Star | DA42 | 14 | Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays | 7 Oct |
| Boeing 767-300 | B763 | 12 | Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays | 6 Oct |
| Beechcraft T-6 Texan 2 | TEX2 | 12 | Mondays and Tuesdays | 29 Sept |
| Airbus Helicopters AS350 Écureuil | AS50 | 11 | Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays | 1 Oct |
| Hughes 369 | H500 | 11 | Fridays | 5 Oct |
| Airbus Helicopters EC-120 Colibri | EC20 | 9 | Thursdays and Fridays | 1 Oct |
| Aeropro Eurofox | EFOX | 9 | – | 7 Oct |
| Hawker Beechcraft 300 King Air 350 | B350 | 8 | Fridays | 5 Oct |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B38M | 7 | Sundays | 4 Oct |
| Airbus Helicopters H-130 | EC30 | 6 | Tuesdays | 15 Sept |
| Airbus A-321 | A321 | 5 | Sundays | 28 Sept |
| Bombardier CL-600 Challenger 650 | CL60 | 5 | Wednesdays | 6 Oct |
| Beech A36TC Bonanza | BT36 | 4 | Saturdays and Sundays | 26 Sept |
| Piper PA-34 Seneca | PA34 | 4 | – | 25 Sept |
| Airbus A-319 | A319 | 3 | – | 29 Sept |
| Cessna 206 Stationair | C206 | 3 | Fridays | 24 Sept |
| Robinson R44 Raven | R44 | 3 | – | 28 Sept |
| Saab 340 | SF34 | 3 | Tuesdays | 6 Oct |
| Airbus A-330-200 | A332 | 2 | – | 15 Sept |
| Aerospatiale AS-355 Ecureuil 2 | AS55 | 2 | – | 18 Sept |
| Atr ATR-72-500 | AT75 | 2 | Tuesdays | 28 Sept |
| Bell 505 Jet Ranger X | B505 | 2 | – | 28 Sept |
| Boeing 757-200 | B752 | 2 | – | 28 Sept |
| Cessna 208 Caravan 1 | C208 | 2 | – | 17 Sept |
| Diamond DA-40 Katana | DA40 | 2 | – | 27 Sept |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | DHC6 | 2 | – | 12 Sept |
| Bombardier Global Express | GLEX | 2 | Wednesdays | 7 Oct |
| Bell 206 JetRanger | B06 | 1 | – | 10 Sept |
| Cessna 182 Skylane | C182 | 1 | – | 17 Sept |
| Cessna 185 Skywagon | C185 | 1 | – | 18 Sept |
| Lockheed Martin 382J Super Hercules | C30J | 1 | – | 17 Sept |
| Cessna 510 Citation Mustang | C510 | 1 | – | 13 Sept |
| Cessna 560 Citation 5 | C560 | 1 | – | 15 Sept |
| Bombardier BD-700 Global 7000 | GL7T | 1 | – | 16 Sept |
| Gulfstream Aerospace G-6 Gulfstream G650 | GLF6 | 1 | – | 6 Oct |
| British Aerospace BAe-3100 Jetstream 31 | JS31 | 1 | – | 2 Oct |
| British Aerospace BAe-3200 Jetstream Super 31 | JS32 | 1 | – | 24 Sept |
| Mooney M-20 | M20P | 1 | – | 11 Sept |
| Mcdonnell Douglas MD-520N | MD52 | 1 | – | 30 Sept |
| Robinson R22 | R22 | 1 | – | 30 Sept |
| Tecnam P-2002 Sierra | SIRA | 1 | – | 11 Sept |
Movements are the takeoffs and landings at Christchurch International Airport that the receiver networks CatchFlights uses saw in the 30 days up to 8 October 2026. Where no receiver covers the runway, movements are missed, so the real numbers are higher and differ from airport to airport; the mix of types holds up better than the totals.
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