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New Zealand Aviation Attractions
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items Everything to do with aircraft in New Zealand. If you love planes and want to see some rare, unique collections on your trip to NZ, this list will be a great guide for you
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Museums
Static Outdoor Displays
Simulators and Model Shops
Museums
All Museums In New Zealand with Aircraft
A large Museum in Auckland with a huge range of aircraft including a Lancaster Bomber, Mosquito, and Flying Boats.
This is a great museum to take kids to with lots of activities for them and toys in the gift shop. Gets busy with kids during the school holidays.
This is a great museum to take kids to with lots of activities for them and toys in the gift shop. Gets busy with kids during the school holidays.
MOTAT Museum of Transport and Technology
This museum in the center of Auckland City has a Supermarine Spitfire and genuine captured WW2 Mitsubishi Zero. A very rare aircraft especially in this part of the world. Well worth the trip and a lot more to check out with the additional war exhibits.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
A great collection of mostly flying military aircraft spanning from ww1 replicas, ww2 and some static displays of ex RNZAF jets.
Open weekends 10.30am - 3pm
You can book flights in aircraft like Harvard T6 trainers and the Dakota DC3.
Open weekends 10.30am - 3pm
You can book flights in aircraft like Harvard T6 trainers and the Dakota DC3.
New Zealand Warbirds Association
A great little collection of restored WW2 aircraft and some replicas on display. The cool thing about this museum is you can actually sit in some of the aircraft.
The 2 seater Hawker Hunter, and climbing through the PBY Catalina, was a highlight of my last trip.
The Avgas cafe does good food and coffee , and there is lots of children's activities if you want to take your family.
The 2 seater Hawker Hunter, and climbing through the PBY Catalina, was a highlight of my last trip.
The Avgas cafe does good food and coffee , and there is lots of children's activities if you want to take your family.
Classic Flyers Aviation Museum & Cafe
NZ's most unique collection of Historic Military Aircraft. The collection is split into ww2 and ww1 and takes at least a day to tour both. The largest collection of artifacts beloning to the red baron reside at this museum. Check out the website for full list of displays, but if you were planning one historic aviation museum to visit on your trip to NZ, this is the one.
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
This museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the Royal New Zealand Airforce. The range of the collection spans models that saw service with the RNZAF. The behind the scenes tour of restorations is well worth it. If you have a few hours or half a day to spare in Christchurch, visit this museum.
Air Force Museum of New Zealand
This is a car museum but has a few DE Havilland planes and a replica bleriot
Southward Car Museum
A huge collection of aircraft including Mig 15, Mig 21, a vampire, a Canberra, and many more. Definitely worth a visit if you are down that part of the south island
National Transport & Toy Museum
A private collection of replica ww1 aircraft with re-production and original engines.
The Vintage Aviator Limited
A cool collection of some jets you wouldn't expect to find in NZ like the Harrier
Ashburton Aviation Museum
A collection of 10 rare fixed wing aircraft and a large amount of helicopters. There is also a De Havilland Mosquito here
Ferrymead Aeronautical Society
Well worth visiting, this museum has lots of old bi-planes and an ex RNZAF Aermacchi trainer jet.
Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre
A small museum with some rare and historical aircraft
Tairawhiti Aviation Museum. Gisborne NZ
This small museum has one T6 Harvard ww2 trainer and a collection of parts from old aircraft
Taranaki Aviation Transport & Technology Museum Inc
Static Outdoor Displays
A small airfield with a static display Dakota DC3. This airfield used to be the location where bantam microlights were manufactured. It is often busy during the day with a few unique aircraft based here and flying occasionally like a yak 52
Te Kowhai Airfield
Want to stay the night in an old plane? You can book to sleep in this Bristol Freighter that saw service in the Vietnam war!
Woodlyn Park
A DC3 turned into a mcdonalds! You can eat your big mac burger in this old DC3 in Taupo
McDonald's Taupo
Simulators and Model Shops
Shops where you can fly a Simulator or buy model aircraft
6 VR Flight simulators set up, fly against your friends or try out the full sized spitfire cockpit
The Aviator Experience
A great selection of model aircraft kits and accessories
Bay Hobbies
A really good selection of aircraft models and helpful staff
Frankton Model Shop
A great shop for aircraft models with a large display too
Hobby City Auckland