The aims of The Recreational Aircraft Association of NZ are:

• To promote, encourage and foster the sport of building and flying Recreational Aircraft.

• To promote the teaching of safe and efficient flying techniques.

• To provide an organisational structure to liaise with the regulatory bodies governing recreational flying.

Every year one of the affiliated Clubs hosts a Fly-in to allow members to get together to socialise, talk aviation, check out the local scenery and compete in some simple competitions.

The 2024 Fly-in will be hosted by the Hokitika Aeroclub and the West Coast (SI) Microlight Club and will be held from 23rd -24th March, based at Hokitika Airport.

Several local flights will be suggested to our visitors and one of the weekend highlights will be a flight to Okarito to help celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the first flight conducted in Westland. This was a flight in an AVRO 504-K which was brought to the Coast by rail thanks to the newly built Otira tunnel.

Take advantage of this special opportunity to see RAANZ’s collection of planes from all over the country at Hokitika Airport as part of Aviation100.

Host: Recreational Aviation Association of New Zealand (RAANZ)
Location: Hokitika Airport, Hokitika 7882
Cost: Free
Bookings: Not required
Date and Time:
Saturday 23rd Mach: Pilot briefing at 10am and public viewing from 11am - 1pm
Sunday 24th March: Pilot briefing at 10am

If you are an RAANZ member, register here.