Whanganui Airport Open Day 2026

 Every year Whanganui Airport hosted by the Wanganui Aero Club in conjunction with the Whanganui Vintage weekend have an open day at the airport. Each year seems to get better and this year seemed to keep the trend!

It was a partial overcast day, but with quite strong winds which I would assume led to the cancellation of the Electra and Trojan for the event.

Nonetheless there was still heaps of aircraft present, with some nice displays and vintage aircraft to gaze over.

Here is a list of what I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-BAC BAC BAC-167 Strikemaster Mk88
ZK-BEB Cessna 195
ZK-CIY Saab-Scania AB SAAB SF340A
ZK-DAT Cessna 172L
ZK-DGO Piper PA-28-180
ZK-DUQ Piper PA-28-180
ZK-EMK Cessna 180K
ZK-FLC Cessna 152
ZK-JSG Cessna 172M
ZK-KEM Pitts S-1D Speical
ZK-LDJ Pitts S-2C
ZK-LLY Tecnam P2004 Bravo
ZK-MTZ Diamond DA 40
ZK-MXS MX Aircraft MXS
ZK-OTU North American Harvard 2A*
ZK-PEG Pitts S-1E Special
ZK-RCI Benson B8M
ZK-SKO Sky Arrow 480T
ZK-TBE Grumman TBM-3E
ZK-TRD Tecnam P92 Echo
ZK-USK Aviat A-1C-180
ZK-VRV Vans RV-6

Local Aircraft:
ZK-AGD Piper J-2
ZK-ATS Auster J1N
ZK-BAQ Auster J1B
ZK-BEF De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth
ZK-BTU Piper PA-18
ZK-CAA Cessna 172S
ZK-CTQ Cessna 172S
ZK-DAE Diamond DA 40
ZK-DAF Diamond DA20-C1
ZK-DAV Diamond DA20-C1
ZK-EGK New Zealand Aerospace FU24-950
ZK-ELC Cessna A152
ZK-EWU Micro Aviation Bantam B22S
ZK-FCQ Cessna 152
ZK-FJD Piper PA-22-160
ZK-FLN Zenair STOL CH750
ZK-FRS Piper PA-38-112
ZK-GSI Stemme S 10-V
ZK-HFD Schweizer 269C
ZK-HTM Bell 206B
ZK-JDL Stoddard-Hamilton SH-2 Glasair TD
ZK-JFY Cessna 152
ZK-JIP Cessna 172S
ZK-JJN Skycraft Scout Mk.IV
ZK-JMG Cessna 172S
ZK-JMI Micro Aviation Bantam B22J
ZK-JQY Maule MXT-7-180
ZK-KIT Denney Kitfox II
ZK-KOL Cessna 172S
ZK-LDG AESL Airtourer T6
ZK-LTJ Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600
ZK-LTT Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600
ZK-MKG Beech C90A
ZK-NFO Cessna 152
ZK-NPJ Cessna 172R
ZK-PMJ Beech B200
ZK-RWW Skycraft Scout Mk.III
ZK-SLF Skycraft Scout Mk.III
ZK-SXG Air Tractor AT-502A
ZK-TTC Diamond DA 40
ZK-VNM De Havilland DH 112 Venom Mk 1
ZK-WJB Jabiru J160
ZK-WSK Solo Wings Windlass Aquilla
ZK-WUB Cessna 172R
ZK-WUC Cessna 172R
ZK-WUE Cessna 172R
ZK-WUF Scottish Aviation Bulldog Series 120 Model 121
ZK-WUI Cessna 172R
ZK-WUJ Diamond DA20-C1
ZK-WUK Cessna 172R
ZK-WUL Cessna 172R
ZK-WUM Cessna 172R
ZK-WUN Diamond DA 42NG

A new one for me, been years since i've seen an Aquilla!

A great event and look forward to next year's one!