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1664:Waimakariri
1609:Hobsonville
1599:Dawson Farm
1547:West Melton
1532:Waihi Beach
1447:Pitt Island
1352:Jacks Point
1307:Franz Josef
1297:Fox Glacier
1154:North Shore
1109:Hawke's Bay
1034:New Zealand
968:Hobsonville
932:North Shore
449:helicopters
389:Present day
379:Ken Wharton
324:Pacific War
288:New Zealand
155: /
143:174°58′24″E
130:Coordinates
1707:Categories
1694:Statistics
1649:Shelly Bay
1629:Mount Iron
1594:Bell Block
1578:Woodbourne
1542:Waipukurau
1482:Te Awamutu
1472:Taumarunui
1407:Mount Cook
1372:Mandeville
1322:Glentanner
1282:Dargaville
1277:Dannevirke
1267:Coromandel
1063:Wellington
1058:Queenstown
584:References
522:Cessna 152
462:airspace.
365:Grand Prix
140:37°01′47″S
1659:Te Pirita
1604:Evans Bay
1573:Whenuapai
1512:Tongariro
1487:Te Kowhai
1382:Masterton
1332:Greymouth
1317:Glenorchy
1262:Balclutha
1257:Ashburton
1247:Alexandra
1229:Whitianga
1224:Whangarei
1219:Whanganui
1214:Whakatāne
952:Whenuapai
703:30 August
432:service.
407:airfields
352:aerodrome
336:Whenuapai
182:Direction
1644:Seagrove
1556:Military
1492:Te Kuiti
1457:Roxburgh
1452:Rangiora
1387:Matamata
1362:Kaikoura
1347:Hastings
1287:Feilding
1272:Cromwell
1240:aviation
1209:Westport
1189:Tauranga
1139:Kerikeri
1114:Hokitika
1104:Hamilton
1099:Gisborne
1079:Blenheim
1072:Domestic
1048:Auckland
1030:Airports
988:Seagrove
912:Auckland
905:Existing
772:Archived
623:23 April
532:See also
501:TV3 News
494:Spitfire
411:aircraft
369:Pukekohe
363:and the
284:Auckland
280:Manurewa
218:03L/21R
202:03R/21L
189:Surface
112:Auckland
108:Location
98:Operator
1654:Te Anau
1634:Norwood
1619:Mangere
1568:Waiouru
1537:Waimate
1517:Turangi
1507:Tokoroa
1442:Pauanui
1437:Parakai
1432:Opotiki
1427:Omarama
1402:Motueka
1367:Lumsden
1357:Kaikohe
1312:Galatea
1252:Ardmore
1238:General
1204:Wānaka
1169:Rotorua
1134:Karamea
1124:Kaitaia
1094:Dunedin
978:Mangere
917:Ardmore
796:29 June
751:29 June
487:Flt Sgt
476:Corsair
373:British
332:Corsair
294:History
212:Asphalt
186:Length
170:Runways
77:Summary
1674:Wigram
1587:Former
1563:Ohakea
1502:Thames
1497:Tekapo
1412:Oamaru
1392:Mercer
1302:Foxton
1199:Wairoa
1194:Timaru
1179:Tākaka
1164:Picton
1144:Nelson
1089:Claris
961:Former
927:Mercer
922:Claris
604:
480:Fg Off
430:UNICOM
419:aprons
237:1,960
234:07/25
221:1,700
208:1,411
205:4,630
85:Public
1422:Omaka
1417:Okiwi
1337:Haast
1184:Taupō
937:Okiwi
328:RNZAF
316:USAAF
244:Grass
228:Grass
90:Owner
1327:Gore
839:2016
798:2014
753:2014
727:2010
705:2011
625:2020
602:ISBN
272:NZAR
268:ICAO
260:IATA
240:597
224:518
120:AMSL
67:NZAR
63:ICAO
52:IATA
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