- Great circle
- 745 km
- 463 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 1h 26m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 43.5°S
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 1.9%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 267th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Auckland the path crosses 192 km of open water, then New Zealand, then 197 km of open water, then New Zealand.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 43.5°S, 100% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: south out of Auckland, south into Christchurch. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
Auckland to Christchurch, asked and answered
- How far is Auckland to Christchurch?
- Auckland to Christchurch (AKL to CHC) is 745 km, or 463 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Auckland to Christchurch?
- About 1h 26m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Auckland to Christchurch flight take?
- The great circle passes over 192 km of open water, then New Zealand, then 197 km of open water, then New Zealand. It reaches 43.5°S at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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