Southern DC 3 Adventure Flights
Southern DC 3 Adventure Flights is an attraction at 23 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, Christchurch.
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Experience a unique scenic flight in a heritage DC 3 aircraft, the flight runs for 30 minutes over Christchurch, The Port… Read full description ↓
The only attraction on the record in Burnside
23 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside
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Nearby
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Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other attractions
More nearby attractions 5
Also in Burnside
More businesses in Burnside 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 23 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Attractions | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 0800 DC3 FLY | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | southerndc3.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
Experience a unique scenic flight in a heritage DC 3 aircraft, the flight runs for 30 minutes over Christchurch, The Port Hills, Lyttelton and Sumner. Adults tickets $145 and children under 3 fly free. The Southern DC3 closes over the cooler months, check the website for updates.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Commercial Office | District Plan |
The reports nearby
116 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Water & drains, 95 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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An attraction in Burnside, Christchurch.
23 Sir William Pickering Drive, Burnside, on Sir William Pickering Drive. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 0800 DC3 FLY (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
International Antarctic Centre (1.3 km), Cushion Bill Club (2.4 km), Jeeves Tours - Christchurch (2.4 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Airways (82 m); the Sir William Pickering Dr bus stop is 45 m away: route 120; a shared path passes within 223 m; nearest park: Stableford Reserve (130 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
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- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
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