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Christchurch Airport (IATA: CHC, ICAO: NZCH) is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Harewood. Christchurch (Harewood) Airport officially opened on 18 May 1940 and became New Zealand's first international airport on 16 December 1950. It is the second busiest airport in New Zealand, after Auckland and before Wellington by annual passengers, and the second busiest, after Auckland, by aircraft movements.Christchurch and Auckland are the only airports in New Zealand that regularly handle Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 aircraft. The airport is curfew free, operating 24 hours a day. The prevailing wind in Christchurch is from the north-east and to a lesser extent from the south-west, but the city is also affected by Canterbury's nor'wester foehn wind. As a result, the airport has two perpendicular runways: a 3,288-metre (10,787 ft) primary runway (02/20) oriented with the north-easterly and south-westerly prevailing winds, and a 1,741-metre (5,712 ft) secondary runway (11/29) oriented for use during nor'westers. The airport also has a third grass runway, parallel to the primary runway, for use by general aviation. To serve an increasing number of passengers, the airport has completed construction of a major terminal upgrade. The new construction's primary wing opened in 2011 and the upgrade was completed in 2013.

The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was a 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. NASA awarded the contract for the development of the aircraft, operation of the observatory and management of the American part of the project to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) in 1996. The DSI (German SOFIA Institute; German: Deutsches SOFIA Institut) managed the German parts of the project which were primarily science-and telescope-related. SOFIA's telescope saw first light on May 26, 2010. SOFIA was the successor to the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. During 10-hour, overnight flights, it observed celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, comets, nebulae, and the Galactic Center. Science flights have now concluded, after the landing of the 921st and last flight in the early morning of September 29, 2022. The project will continue to work with legacy data for a few years. On December 8, 2022, NASA announced that both SOFIA and the Boeing 747SP used to carry the telescope will be preserved and put on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

Harewood is a northwestern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is split by State Highway 1, with the bulk of Harewood's residential areas to the east of the highway and its industrial areas to the west.

Avonhead is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It has two primary schools, a shopping centre and several parks.

Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.

Burnside Park is a cricket ground in Burnside, Canterbury, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground came when Canterbury Women played Auckland Women in 1974. The ground later held its only first-class match in 1991 when Canterbury played Central Districts in the 1991/92 Shell Trophy, with the match ending in a 3 wicket victory for Canterbury.It is the home ground of the Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club. The park also has Burnside Rugby Club, Burnside Bowling Club, Burnside Tennis Club as well as other recreation facilities.

Breens Intermediate School is located in Bishopdale in Christchurch, New Zealand. It has a roll of approximately 200 students and serves year 7 and 8 students. The principal, Nikki Clarke leads the school, with Nathan Maclennan as the deputy. Established in 1976, Breens Intermediate is located just east of Christchurch International Airport.

Russley is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city. The suburb is named after Russley Farm, which was owned by William Chisnell (1827–1876) but sold shortly before his death.

Christchurch Football Centre, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Russley in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of Southern League and National League side Christchurch United.

Burnside High School (Māori: Te Kura o Waimairi-iri) is a state co-educational secondary school located in the suburb of Burnside in Christchurch, New Zealand. With a roll of 2383 students, it is the largest school in New Zealand outside Auckland, and is among the country's four largest schools.

Roto Kōhatu is a basin in Harewood, Christchurch with two artificial freshwater lakes: Lake Tahi and Lake Rua. Lake Tahi is privately owned by and only available to members of the Canterbury Jet Sports Club. Lake Rua, managed by the Christchurch City Council Park Rangers, is a public access lake for recreational activities such as swimming, sailing, and dragon boating. It is Christchurch's largest accessible lake. Multiple walking trails pass through the reserve, including the 2km Lake Circuit Walk and the 9km Otukaikino Track from the reserve to Darroch Street Reserve in Belfast. It is a popular swimming spot throughout the year for Christchurch residents and travellers.

Bishopdale is a residential suburb located in the north of Christchurch, New Zealand. Bishopdale lies close to Christchurch International Airport at Harewood and Christchurch's zoo, Orana Wildlife Park.