Whenuapai Airport
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Whenuapai Airport is a former Royal New Zealand Air Force base near Auckland that served as the city’s main international airport in the mid-20th century.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
former military air base ⓘ |
| cityServedHistorically | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 100 feet ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air transport
ⓘ
airbase logistics ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | none ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | NZWP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRole |
RNZAF operations base
ⓘ
RNZAF transport hub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
03/21
ⓘ
08/26 ⓘ |
| historicalOperatorType | civil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auckland Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whenuapai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Auckland Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Waitematā Harbour (upper reaches) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Whenuapai locality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1940 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| partOf | RNZAF Base Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUseAfter1965 | military operations GENERATED ⓘ |
| regionServedHistorically | North Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Auckland Airport at Mangere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Auckland International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active military base ⓘ |
| statusForCivilInternationalFlights | closed ⓘ |
| timeZone | New Zealand Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | New Zealand Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | international airport ⓘ |
| usedAsMainInternationalAirportFor | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsMainInternationalAirportFrom | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| usedAsMainInternationalAirportUntil | 1965 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
civil aviation
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
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