RNZAF Base Ohakea

RNZAF Base Ohakea Defensio Per Vires Defence Through Strength
IATA: OHA ICAO: NZOH
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	New Zealand Defence Force
Operator	Royal New Zealand Air Force
Location	Bulls, New Zealand
Occupants	No. 3 Squadron RNZAF No. 5 Squadron RNZAF No. 14 Squadron RNZAF No. 42 Squadron RNZAF
Elevation AMSL	164 ft / 50 m
Coordinates	40°12′22″S 175°23′16″E / 40.20611°S 175.38778°E / -40.20611; 175.38778
Website	www.airforce.mil.nz
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 8,021 2,445 Asphalt 09L/27R 1,887 575 Grass 09R/27L 2,369 722 Grass 15/33 6,998 2,133 Asphalt 11/29 2,638 804 Grass 05/23 1,837 560 Grass

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]