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Christchurch International Airport (NZCH/CHC) Live ATC Frequencies

Christchurch International Airport (NZCH/CHC) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach and ATIS for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. Updated Wed 28 Oct, 06:40 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION

Runway in use

Landing 02. Departure 02. landing and departure 02.

NOAA METAR: 20° @ 2 kt · visibility 10+ km · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for NZCH. Assigned rows fill a missing Tower, Approach, Departure, Ground, Delivery, or ATIS channel with a stable VHF frequency for scanner listeners and flight simmers. Assigned channels are listen-only until you confirm the chart.

FacilityMHzSourceUsage note
Tower118.400PublishedPublished Tower frequency at 118.400 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control.
Approach124.100PublishedPublished Approach frequency at 124.100 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure126.225AssignedAssigned VHF for airband scanner listeners and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. The open record has no Departure frequency, so 126.225 MHz is the stable channel for the initial climb and the SID handoff after tower. Listen only, and confirm the chart before you transmit.
Ground121.900PublishedPublished Ground frequency at 121.900 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for taxi instructions on the movement area.
Delivery128.200PublishedDelivery: Published Delivery frequency at 128.200 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for IFR clearance and the squawk before taxi.
ATIS127.200PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 127.200 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the automatic terminal information loop (wind, runway, and altimeter).
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Questions

What are the Christchurch International Airport (NZCH/CHC) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Christchurch International Airport (NZCH/CHC) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 118.400 MHz (published), Approach 124.100 MHz (published), Departure 126.225 MHz (assigned), Ground 121.900 MHz (published), Delivery 128.200 MHz (published), ATIS 127.200 MHz (published). Ground, delivery, and departure are in the same table. Published rows come from the airport record. Assigned rows are stable VHF channels for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers when that facility is missing. The runway in use is landing and departure 02. NOAA METAR wind is 20° @ 2 kt.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at Christchurch International Airport?

Tower at Christchurch International Airport (NZCH/CHC) is 118.400 MHz (published). Published Tower frequency at 118.400 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control. Search LiveATC for NZCH, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/NZCH/runway-winds.