NZWP
RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai
MVFR
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Name
RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai
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ICAO / GPS
NZWP / NZWP
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
5:30 pm (NZST)
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Coordinates
36° 47′ 16″ N 174° 37′ 48″ E
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Elevation
103 ft (31 m MSL)
About RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai
RNZAF Base Auckland is a Royal New Zealand Air Force base located near the upper reaches of the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. The base formerly comprised two separate airfields, Whenuapai and RNZAF Station Hobsonville. Hobsonville was established as a seaplane station in 1928 and was the RNZAF's primary flying boat base in New Zealand until 1967.