Tuuta Airport (CHT) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Whareama13.3km
Distance to Whakekauri15.5km

About Tuuta Airport

  • Tuuta Airport is a main airport for Chatham Islands and is located in Chatham Island.

  • The airport is also used by passengers travelling to or from nearby Waitangi and Whareama, making it a major gateway for the wider area.

  • One of the top airlines at Tuuta Airport to consider for your next adventure is Air Chathams.

  • Done exploring Chatham Islands? Here are a few places you can reach on a direct flight from Tuuta Airport:

    • Wellington

    • Auckland

    • Christchurch

  • January, November, and December are the busiest months at Tuuta Airport. These fall within the Southern Hemisphere summer, when the Chatham Islands draw visitors for warm weather, wildlife watching, and outdoor exploration. Domestic arrivals from mainland New Zealand typically rise across this period.

  • May, July, and September are the quietest months at Tuuta Airport. These autumn and winter months see softer demand as the summer travel window closes, weather conditions become less favourable for outdoor activities, and visitor numbers to the Chatham Islands generally ease.

How to get from Tuuta Airport to Chatham Islands

  • Check the airport's official website for up-to-date transport options into the city.

How to get to Tuuta Airport from Chatham Islands

  • Check the airport's official website for up-to-date transport options from the city to the airport.

Tuuta Airport facilities

  • Tuuta Airport operates from one terminal.

Car rental options near Tuuta Airport

  • If Chatham Islands is where you're kicking things off, consider picking up a car rental at Tuuta Airport.

Tuuta Airport FAQs

For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Tuuta Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Tuuta Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Tuuta Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.

We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Tuuta Airport’s departure lounge.

Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Tuuta Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.

Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.

Don’t panic! If you are not already at Tuuta Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Tuuta Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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