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Airport in Blenheim, New Zealand
Omaka Aerodrome
(
ICAO
:
NZOM
) is a private airfield owned by the
Marlborough Aero Club
and used solely by private and vintage aircraft.
It is located two
nautical miles
to the Southwest of
Blenheim
,
New Zealand
, at the northern end of the
South Island
.
It houses the
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
, established in 2006, which displays many vintage aircraft.
Since 2001, the
Classic Fighters
biennial airshow has taken place at Omaka. It is held on the Easter weekend of odd-numbered years. Each show is based on a different theme and typically includes mock air battles and other displays.
On 21 October 2023, a
gyrocopter
crashed in the Omaka Airfield, killing its only occupant.
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