The Runway
The Runway is a park in Christchurch City, Canterbury. The Runway is situated nearby to Dow Park, as well as near the park Kahurangi 3 Drainage Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Air Force Museum and Archives New Zealand.
Air Force Museum
Museum
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
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. Air Force Museum is situated 1 km north of The Runway.
Archives New Zealand
Government office
Archives New Zealand is a government office, which is situated 1½ km north of The Runway.
Upper Riccarton Library
Library
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Riccarton Library is situated 2½ km northeast of The Runway.
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.
Oaklands
Quarter
Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential. When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson, he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway.
The Runway
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.55662° or 43° 33′ 24″ southLongitude
172.54782° or 172° 32′ 52″ eastOperator
Christchurch City CouncilOpen location code
4V8JCGVX+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 906368504OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Highlights include Dow Park and Kahurangi 3 Drainage Reserve.
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