RNZAF Base Auckland  | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | New Zealand Defence Force | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal New Zealand Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Whenuapai, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°47′16″S 174°37′49″E / 36.78778°S 174.63028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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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.