Southern Alps Executive
NZCH → NZQN · New Zealand Southern Alps
Departure: NZCH (Christchurch Intl)
- Elevation: 103 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 10,794 ft · mixed hard / soft
- Approach records: 74 · ILS runway ends: 2
- Comms: Tower 118400 | ATIS 127200 | UNICOM 118500
- MSFS mag variation: +24.6°
Arrival: NZQN (Queenstown)
- Elevation: 1,145 ft MSL
- Longest runway: 5,830 ft · hard surface
- Approach records: 17 · ILS runway ends: 0
- Comms: Tower 118100 | ATIS 126400
- MSFS mag variation: +25.3°
Dispatch Story
Passenger brief
A premium leisure charter from Christchurch to Queenstown — a classic business-aircraft mission with a very scenic payoff.
Booked load: 4–6 passengers · Ski / leisure baggage. Use your aircraft’s simulator load manager for actual weights and balance.
Why fly this?
A short sector that feels much bigger because of the terrain transition from the Canterbury Plains into the Southern Alps and Queenstown basin.
Difficulty: Challenging
Visual Route Map & Navaid References
MSFS Radio Navigation References
Navigation & Dispatch Breakdown
| Ident | Type | Track | Nav / Frequency | Distance | Dispatch note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZCH | Departure | — | Tower 118400 | ATIS 127200 | UNICOM 118500 | 0.0 NM | Start at Christchurch Intl. |
| CH | VOR | Reference | CHRISTCHURCH · 115.30 MHz | 1 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| QN | VOR | Reference | QUEENSTOWN · 113.60 MHz | 185 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| RY | VOR | Reference | MOUNT MARY · 112.50 MHz | 105 NM from dep | Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance. |
| NZQN | Arrival | 215°M direct | No ILS record for destination in supplied ILS dataset | 187 NM total | Arrival at Queenstown. |
Scenery & Flying Notes
What to watch for
Canterbury Plains, snow-covered ranges, Lake Wakatipu and the Queenstown basin.
Weather character
Mountain cloud and winds can transform the arrival. Use the simulator weather and terrain displays carefully.
Digital Asset Pack
Suggested simulator route string
NZCH CH QN RY NZQNThis is a simple simulator waypoint string built from the supplied navaid scenery data; it is not an airway clearance, SID or STAR.
MSFS .pln
Download the generated basic flight-plan file and then adjust the active procedure/route in the simulator or EFB as desired.
Download RFV003 .plnNo destination ILS record was found in the supplied ILS dataset.