Whenuapai Air Show 2009
21 March: RNZAF Base Whenuapai Air Show and Open Day
Your Air Force Working for New Zealand Every Day.
See the Royal New Zealand Air Force in action both on the ground and in the air as Air Force Base Whenuapai opens the gates and hosts its popular air show on Saturday 21 March. A great day out for the whole family.
F/A-18 Hornet
Gates open at 9.00am
Entry fee: $5 a head and children under 10 years are free
This page features:
Welcome from the Chief of Air Force, AVM Lintott
Flying Programme
PDF Map outlining the ground displays
Guest aircraft
How to get to Whenuapai
N.B. NO pets are allowed on Base
For more information phone: 09 417 7661 or email us
Welcome from Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott
Chief of Air Force,
Air Vice Marshall
Graham Lintott.
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2009 Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Show and Open Day at Base Auckland.
This year’s Air Show includes an exciting programme of ground and air activities which I hope will give you the opportunity to see up close our air operations, the support behind those operations, and most importantly to meet and talk with the men and women of the RNZAF who are all very proud of the important role they play in protecting our national interests.
I also hope you will gain an understanding of the extraordinary range of activities your Air Force is involved in at home and abroad.
Many of you will be aware that it is an exciting time for the RNZAF with all our aircraft either undergoing a significant upgrade or replacement. As part of that upgrade I invite you to view the newly upgraded Boeing 757 on display here today—it is a unique military strategic airlifter and we are proud of the utility it will offer New Zealand in the future.
I would also like to acknowledge our allied Air Forces who are supporting our show today—the US Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia. Also supporting us today are the Warbirds Association, Air New Zealand, Eurocopter and Nato Helicopter Industries. We thank them for their contribution to a successful Open Day along with all of our other valued partners.
Thank you for attending today’s Air Show seeing what your Air Force does for New Zealand everyday. We are honoured by your interest in your Air Force and trust you will thoroughly enjoy your day.
Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott
Chief of Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Air Show Flying Programme
9.00am - Gates open
9.15am-10.30am - RNZAF Morning Display featuring:
Solo Airtrainer aerobatics
Kiwi Blue Parachute Team
Hercules display
Harvard aerobatics
Red Checkers aerobatics
Boeing 757 display
10.30am -12.15pm - Warbirds Display featuring:
A37 Dragonfly
Roaring Forties Harvards
DC3 Dakota
T28 Trojan
Yak formation
MX-2
F4 Corsair
P51 Mustang
L39 Albatross
Vampire
12.15pm-1.10pm - Lunch Break featuring:
Warbirds scenic flights for public (DC3, Catalina, Yak, Vampire, Albatross)
Wing walking
Gliding aerobatics display
MX-2 vs V8 Car drag race
Westpac Helicopter display
Dog Handling display
Maori Culture Group performance
1.10pm-1.25pm - USAF Display featuring:
C-17 GlobemasterIII
1.25pm-4.05pm - RNZAF Afternoon Display featuring:
Helicopter line-up
Kiwi Blue Parachute Team
RNZAF maritime rescue display
RNZAF airfield insertion display
Iroquois role demonstration
Sioux handling display
P3 Orion display
Iroquois role demonstration
Harvard display
757 handling display
Iroquois handling display
9-ship airtrainer formation flypast
Hercules handling display
Red Checkers aerobatics
Formation Thunder
4.05pm-4.20pm - RAAF Display featuring
F/A -18 Hornet
4.20pm-4.40pm - Afternoon Activity featuring:
Warbirds scenic flights for public (DC3, Catalina, Yak)
Iroquois flight
1700 - Gates closed
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Guest Aircraft
RNZAF Base Auckland are pleased to host at the Whenuapai Air Show a number of overseas partners. In the air will be a United States Air Force C-17 all the way from Alaska and two Royal Australian Air Force F/A -18 Hornets. On static display will be a French Air Force Casa CN-235, a RAAF C-130J and an Australian Border Protection Dash 8 Maritime Border Patrol aircraft.
The mighty C-17 Globemaster III can transport up to 144 troops, 102 paratroops, or 48 stretchers.
The formidable F/A-18 Hornet is a multi-role fighter designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
How To Get to Whenuapai
North Western Motorway
Follow the North Western motorway to the end and then follow the signs.
Turn left at the end of the North Western Motorway and head up State Highway 16 towards Kumeu. Turn right into Brigham Creek Road and follow the Air Show parking signs to the FREE car park. Electronic messaging boards will be placed at key locations along the route to advise you when to turn.
From the North Shore
Come down Upper Harbour Drive onto Hobsonville Road. Turn right at Palmers Garden Centre into Brigham Creek Rd. An electronic messaging board will be visible in a key location advising of the impending turn. Follow Air Show parking signs to the FREE car park.
From Kumeu
Follow State Highway 16 and turn left into Brigham Creek Rd. Follow Air Show parking signs to the FREE car park.
REMEMBER CAR PARKING IS FREE