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Direct flights from Invercargill (IVC) to Christchurch (CHC): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 464 km, an estimated 1 hour 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Invercargill and Christchurch. Updated 10 October 2026 at 15:08 UTC.
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CHC
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464 km · ~1h 06m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100
route health from live IVC and CHC delay boards
Flight time~1h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Air New Zealand
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysAirports right now
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How the Invercargill to Christchurch route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IVC to CHC flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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IVC to CHC questions
Is IVC–CHC running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from IVC to CHC?
Great-circle distance is 464 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 63–70 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IVC–CHC fly?
Air New Zealand runs the route with about 41 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at IVC and arrival-side delay at CHC, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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