Kaikoura Aero Club operates from its own building at the Kaikoura Airfield.  Full time Operations Manager Murray Hamilton holds a B-CAT instructor rating and our instructors and line pilots Allara and Jake both hold C-CAT instructor ratings.

Murray, Allara and Jake are supported by Alistair Matthews, A CAT, Club Patron & Flight Examiner.

• Small friendly club, all our Pilots are qualified instructors or working to become instructors.

• Kaikoura has two active runways, one sealed (700m) and one grass (575m) allowing students to become accustomed to both surface types.

• Two seater and four seater aircraft, high wing and low wing, available to train in.  

• Mountains in excess of 8000ft are within 15 minutes of flying providing an ideal opportunity for students to experience terrain/mountain flying.

Our training fleet:

ZK-TUG – Aeropro Eurofox – A240

The newest aircraft in the fleet, built 2013 and purchased by us in 2016, TUG has a shiny new feel. Great fun to fly with digital instrumentation and 5 hours fuel endurance. A Light Sport Aircraft, so can be used to gain a PPL, CPL, Instructor rating, and can also be flown on a microlight licence. 

ZK-JCT – Cessna 172 – C172

The Cessna 172  four seat aircraft with a 160 hp engine, cruises at 110 kts and is one of the most popular light aircraft in the world. A great choice if you’re wanting to step up from the two seater aircraft.