Air Force Museum

The Air Force Museum of New Zealand, formerly called The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, is located at , the RNZAF's first operational base, in , in the of New Zealand.
airforcemuseum.co.nz
+64 3 371 9600
Wikipedia
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
  • Opening hours:
    9:30 AM—4:30 PM
    December 25th: closed
  • Email: info@airforcemuseum.co.nz
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: military and aviation museum in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Air Force Museum of New Zealand”, “Te Whakairinga Mutu / Air Force Museum”, and “The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum”
  • Address: 45 Harvard Avenue, Christchurch

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archives New Zealand and Sockburn Park.

Government office
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is a government office, which is situated 300 metres north of Air Force Museum.

Park
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is situated 1¼ km northeast of Air Force Museum.

Library
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is situated 2 km northeast of Air Force Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wigram and Hornby.

Suburb
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb in the southwest of , New Zealand. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of , and has undergone significant growth in recent years due to housing developments.

Suburb
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is a residential and retail suburb at the western edge of , 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.

Suburb
is a suburb of , New Zealand. It is located in the west of Christchurch 11 kilometres from the central city, and is bisected by State Highway 1.

Air Force Museum

Latitude
-43.5466° or 43° 32′ 48″ south
Longitude
172.54766° or 172° 32′ 52″ east
Inception
April 1st, 1987
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Venues Ōtautahi
Open location code
4V8JFG3X+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 292960985
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4697927
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Air Force Museum” goes by many names.

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