Air Force Museum
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.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
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archives New Zealand and Sockburn Park.
Archives New Zealand
Government office
Archives New Zealand is a government office, which is situated 300 metres north of Air Force Museum.
Sockburn Park
Park
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sockburn Park is situated 1¼ km northeast of Air Force Museum.
Upper Riccarton Library
Library
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Riccarton Library is situated 2 km northeast of Air Force Museum.
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.
Air Force Museum
- Categories: military museum, national museum, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.5466° or 43° 32′ 48″ southLongitude
172.54766° or 172° 32′ 52″ eastInception
April 1st, 1987Operator
Venues ŌtautahiOpen location code
4V8JFG3X+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 292960985OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4697927
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Air Force Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “紐西蘭空軍博物館”
- German: “Air Force Museum of New Zealand”
- Irish: “Músaem Aerfhórsa na Nua-Shéalainne”
- Japanese: “ニュージーランド空軍博物館”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・ニュージーランド空軍博物館”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Fuerza Aérea de Nueva Zelanda”
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