RNZAF Base Ohakea Defensio Per Vires Defence Through Strength | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | New Zealand Defence Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal New Zealand Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bulls, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 164 ft / 50 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°12′22″S 175°23′16″E / 40.20611°S 175.38778°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RNZAF Base Ohakea is an operational base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Opened in 1939, it is located near Bulls, 25 km north-west of Palmerston North in the Manawatū. It is also used as an alternate airport for civilian aircraft. The base's motto is Defensio per vires (Latin for defence through strength).[1]