Wigram Aerodrome
Wigram Aerodrome is located in the Christchurch suburb of Sockburn, later to be split-suburb of Wigram and now split again as Wigram Skies. It was given by Sir Henry Wigram for the Canterbury Aviation Company on 20 September 1916 and originally named Sockburn Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Description: airport in New Zealand
- Also known as: “NZWG”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Air Force Museum and Archives New Zealand.
Air Force Museum
Museum
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
The Air Force Museum of New Zealand, formerly called The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, is located at Wigram, the RNZAF's first operational base, in Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. Air Force Museum is situated 640 metres east of Wigram Aerodrome.
Archives New Zealand
Government office
Archives New Zealand is a government office, which is situated 1 km northeast of Wigram Aerodrome.
Sockburn Park
Park
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sockburn Park is situated 2 km northeast of Wigram Aerodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigram and Hornby.
Wigram
Suburb
Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby, and has undergone significant growth in recent years due to housing developments.
Hornby
Suburb
Hornby is a residential and retail suburb at the western edge of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is directly connected to other parts of Christchurch and the South Island by a number of main arterial routes, including State Highway 1 and the Christchurch Southern Motorway.
Hei Hei
Suburb
Hei Hei is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the west of Christchurch 11 kilometres from the central city, and is bisected by State Highway 1.
Wigram Aerodrome
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Wigram Aerodrome” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威格拉姆航空站”
- Indonesian: “NZWG”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Wigram”
- Persian: “فرودگاه ویگرام”
- Polish: “Wigram Aerodrome”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи вигром”
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Explore places such as Sockburn and Broomfield.
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