Positioned at the eastern end of Omaka aerodrome, only 3km from central Blenheim, this unique freehold property offers the opportunity to live and breathe aviation. It encompasses a large 400 sqm hangar, a separate office/reception building and a second hangar with a well-appointed one-bedroom house, all set on two thirds of a hectare with both road and runway access. C urrently , it has hangar space leased out and is ho me to a business offering scenic flights in a vintage De Havilland Fox Moth.
The recently completed, modern and spacious, executive one-bedroom home features a range of luxury appliances for comfortable living. Floor to ceiling glazing offers a front seat to enjoy the view of airfield action, distant mountains and stunning sunsets. The Marlborough Aero Club is very active and the Omaka airfield greets numerous planes from all around New Zealand and is famous as the home of Classic Fighters air show.
Next door, the Aviation Heritage Centre features a café, an extraordinary array of aircraft, Weta Workshop crafted displays and Sir Peter Jackson’s personal collection. The region boasts an impressive aeronautical infrastructure with several specialised restoration and heritage support trades on hand and Airbus at Woodbourne.
This provides an ideal lifestyle for aviation enthusiasts and associated businesses or trades to work from a home base and enjoy life on the wing in New Zealand’s sunniest region.