West Melton Aerodrome

West Melton Aerodrome is a small airport located in , Canterbury, New Zealand. West Melton Aerodrome is located just 6 nautical miles west of Christchurch International Airport. It is owned and operated by the Canterbury Aero Club.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “NZWL” and “WML”

Places of Interest

Highlights include R. F. Joyce Observatory.

Building
is the home of the Canterbury Astronomical Society and is situated near , , . The observatory is the result of the bequest of R.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Melton and McLeans Island.

Town
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the , in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's . It is located 24 kilometres west of and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area.

Locality
is a rural area north and northwest of Christchurch city, and south of . The area was an island in the Waimakariri River until the 1930s, when flood control measures and Great Depression work schemes blocked the south branch of the river which separated the island from the south bank.

West Melton Aerodrome

Latitude
-43.4772° or 43° 28′ 38″ south
Longitude
172.3951° or 172° 23′ 42″ east
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Operator
Canterbury Aero Club
Open location code
4V8JG9FW+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27010262
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Wiki­data ID
Q7985885
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Satellite Map

Discover West Melton Aerodrome from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“West Melton Aerodrome” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار غرب ميلتون”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েস্ট মেলটন এরোড্রোম”
  • Indonesian: “Lapangan Terbang West Melton”
  • Indonesian: “NZWL”
  • Indonesian: “WML”
  • Persian: “NZWL”
  • Persian: “WML”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه وست ملتون”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи вист млтун”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Halkett Grove and Camden.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grenade range and Waimakariri River Regional Park.

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