# The airfield, a Christchurch heritage walk Five of Hornby’s seven register entries are the same airfield, RNZAF Station Wigram’s hangars, barracks, mess and classrooms, and the sixth is the landing site the register names for Kingsford Smith. The buildings stand around the old field; the last stop is a listed dwelling up the road. 7 listed stops · 2.7 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Hornby ## The stops, in order 1. [Kingsford Smith Landing Site](https://www.chch.live/place/314), 32R Bennington Way The Kingsford Smith landing site, the register’s name for the ground itself. 2. [Former RNZAF Station Wigram Hangar 5 and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/311), 75 Sioux Avenue Hangar 5, one of two listed hangars on the old station. 3. [Former RNZAF Station Wigram Hangar 4 and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/430), 95 Sioux Avenue Hangar 4, the other. 4. [Former RNZAF Station Wigram Instructional Building/Control Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/310), 69 Corsair Drive The instructional building, where the station taught. 5. [Former Canterbury Aviation Company Barracks and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/313) The Canterbury Aviation Company barracks, the company before the air force. 6. [Former RNZAF Station Wigram No 1 Officers' Mess, Brevet Garden and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/312), 14 Henry Wigram Drive The No 1 Officers' Mess, the station’s social entry. 7. [79 Carmen Road](https://www.chch.live/place/478), 79 Carmen Road 79 Carmen Road, a listed dwelling, off the field and on the roll. ## The reports along it 312 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8993869), Toy Library, Wigram Canterbury 8042, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8969901), [140 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/140-waterloo-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8940831), Springs Rd near Henry Wigram Dr, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8939317), [7 Springs Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/7-springs-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8926643), [2 Springs Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/2-springs-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8898830), [131 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/131-waterloo-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8835618), [287 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/287-main-south-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8627892), [70 Carmen Road, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/70-carmen-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8610521), [18 Springs Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/18-springs-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8567744), [16 Springs Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/16-springs-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8450874), [142 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/142-waterloo-road) - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8362137), [271 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/271-main-south-road) --- Every stop is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule. The order and the notes are chch.live’s; the listings are the council’s and Heritage New Zealand’s. The rest of the register here: Hornby, https://www.chch.live/history/hornby The same ground today: Hornby, https://www.chch.live/hornby The register, mapped: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=heritage Every walk on the live map: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=walks The route as GeoJSON: https://www.chch.live/walks/hornby-airfield.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The airfield" walk?** Five of Hornby’s seven register entries are the same airfield, RNZAF Station Wigram’s hangars, barracks, mess and classrooms, and the sixth is the landing site the register names for Kingsford Smith. 7 listed places, 2.7 km as the line runs, Hornby. **Where does "The airfield" start and end?** Kingsford Smith Landing Site (32R Bennington Way) to 79 Carmen Road (79 Carmen Road), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The airfield" really listed?** Every one, each pin is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule, and each opens the place’s own sourced record here. **How long is the "The airfield" walk?** 2.7 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.