Wellington Aero Club
Wellington Aero Club is a not-for-profit organisation, and was started at Rongotai, Wellington in 1929. The clubs primary activity is flight training, however it also has an interest in Capital Air, an airline which operates scheduled services to Takaka, Golden Bay.
The club is also home to an independent company called Marinair Technology Limited, which specialises in aviation and marine supplies.
The club currently operates a fleet of light aircraft from Wellington International Airport including the Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee, and Nanchang CJ6A. It employs three full-time flight instructors, and operates 7 days a week from 9am to 5pm.
Current Aircraft Fleet
- 4 x Piper PA-38 Tomahawk two-seat trainer aircraft. ZK-JNE ZK-JFE ZK-WAC ZK-FML
- 1 x Cessna 172 four-seat trainer/touring aircraft. ZK-FLT
- 2 x Piper Cherokee Archer PA28-181 four seat trainer/touring aircraft. ZK-TDJ ZK-FHQ
- 1 x Piper Cherokee Arrow PA28R four seat trainer/touring aircraft. ZK-EIF
- 1 x Nanchang CJ-6. ZK-JNA