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.
- Abandoned airfield
- …lies at an elevation of 23 metres (75 feet)
- …has the ICAO airport code NZWG
- …is also known as “NZWG”
- Description: airport in New Zealand
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Wigram Aerodrome
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Latitude
-43.54833° or 43° 32′ 54″ south
Longitude
172.54013° or 172° 32′ 25″ east
Open location code
4V8JFG2R+M3
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Wigram Aerodrome” goes by many names.
威格拉姆航空站Chinese
NZWGIndonesian
Lapangan Terbang WigramMalay
فرودگاه ویگرامPersian
Wigram AerodromePolish
Фурудгоҳи вигромTajik
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