New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF)

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE • Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa
Air Force 2,654 personnel. Flying hours 190.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

• AIRCRAFT No combat capable. Total 31+ Aircraft.

Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance 1 sqn with 6 MP/ MR ac:
6 Lockheed P-3K Orion* (being progressively upgraded)

Transport 1 sqn with 7 Tpt Ac:
2 Boeing 757-200F (upgraded);
5 Lockheed C-130H Hercules (being progressively upgraded)

Training Trg Wg with 18 Trg Ac
13 Airtrainer CT-4E (leased);
5 Beech 200 Super King Air (leased, to be replaced);
   
Light Utility & Training aircraft ? trg/utl ac:


• HELICOPTER No armed capable. Total 24 Helicopters.
 
Utility 1 sqn with 14 Utl Hel:
14 Bell UH-1H Iroquois (to be replaced by 8 NH90 in 2011)

Anti-Submarine & Anti-Surface Warfare 1 sqn RNZAF/RNZN sqn with 5 ASuW/ASW Hel:
5 Kaman SH-2G(NZ) Super Seasprite;
1 Kaman SH-2F(NZ) Seasprite;

Training Fg Trg Wg with 5 Trg Hel
5 Bell 47G-2 Sioux (to be replaced by 5 twin-turbine A109 T/ LUH aircraft 2011)


• MISSILES
  ASM AGM-65B Maverick/AGM-65G Maverick


• FACILITIES
  Royal New Zealand Air Force Headquarters: Wellington
  3 Main Airbases - Whenuapai, Ohakea and Woodbourne    

RNZAF Airfields and Airbases Organisation:

Whenuapai (NZWP) Airbase and Air Component Command
5 Squadron (Keitou Kalawaca Na Wasaliwa): P-3K (Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN))      
6 Squadron (Vigilance with Patience): SH-2G/F(NZ)    
40 Squadron (Ki Nga Hau e Wha): C-130H, B757

Woodbourne (NZWB) Airfield and Airbase: Ground Training Wing
Aeronautical Training Squadron (Hiranga a Mahi - Te Utanga a Pukenga): CT-4E

Note: New Zealand has 40 airports with paved runways (3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 914 to 1,523 m: 24 under 914 m: 1) and 5 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 32 under 914 m: 47)