Rangitata Island Aerodrome
Rangitata Island Aerodrome is a small airfield located on Rangitata Island halfway between Timaru and Ashburton. It is owned and operated by the Brodie family and is home to the Geraldine Flying Group, De Havillands over New Zealand collection, New Zealand Microlight heritage museum, Shadows of Hawks World War I replica collection and the Ross Brodie Memorial museum and library.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Rangitata Island Airport”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ealing and Rangitata Island.
Ealing
Hamlet
Ealing is a lightly populated rural locality on the bank of the Rangitata River in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has a community hall, a small combined Protestant faith church and a rural fire unit based in the centre of the town.
Rangitata Island
Locality
Rangitata Island was a long lens-shaped island in the delta of the braided Rangitata River in Canterbury, New Zealand, approximately halfway between Timaru and Ashburton, New Zealand.
Rangitata
Hamlet
Rangitata is a settlement in New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 79. The Rangitata River is located 3 kilometres north of the settlement, which in turn is 10 kilometres northeast of Orari.
Rangitata Island Aerodrome
- Categories: airstrip and transport
- Location: Timaru District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.084° or 44° 5′ 2″ south
Longitude
171.4167° or 171° 24′ 60″ east
Open location code
4V7HWC88+9M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
Wikidata ID
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Orton and Belfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fulton Hogan Rangitata Stockpile and Rangitata Bridge.
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