# Rangiora Airfield, Merton Road

Airport · Merton Road

https://www.chch.live/facility/airport-2

## The record
- Layer type: Airport
- Where: about 28 km north of the central city, past the suburb outlines this site keeps, on Waimakariri District Council’s books
- Point: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.28963088131465&lon=172.54090991945924)

## The nearest of its kind

The next records filed under the same kind, measured point to point.
- [Rangiora Airfield, Merton Road](https://www.chch.live/facility/airport-1) · 0 m
- [Kaikoura Airport](https://www.chch.live/facility/airport-14) · 129.5 km
- [Richard Pearse Airport](https://www.chch.live/facility/airport-4) · 154.4 km

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Rangiora Airfield](https://www.chch.live/park/182-rangiora-airfield), inside it
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.28963088131465&lon=172.54090991945924

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Rangiora Airfield, Merton Road?**

Airport.

**Where is Rangiora Airfield, Merton Road?**

Merton Road, about 28 km north of the central city.

**Where does this record come from?**

Environment Canterbury’s open facility layers, this entry’s source is Waimakariri District Council.

Data: https://api.chch.live/facility?id=airport-2 · source: Waimakariri District Council · layer refreshed 11 October 2026