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AIR NEW ZEALAND HANGAR 4

Auckland, New Zealand

AIR NEW ZEALAND HANGAR 4

Author: Phil Winton    |    03 February, 2026

With a clear span of about 98 metres, Hangar 4 is the largest single–span timber arch aircraft hangar in the Southern Hemisphere – one and a half times the size of Air New Zealand’s largest existing hangar.

The prefabricated timber trusses, each weighing 38 tonnes, were lifted into place on site using New
Zealand’s largest crawler crane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction. rane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction.

The prefabricated timber trusses, each weighing 38 tonnes, were lifted into place on site using New
Zealand’s largest crawler crane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction. rane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction.The prefabricated timber trusses, each weighing 38 tonnes, were lifted into place on site using New Zealand’s largest crawler crane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction. rane. Timber as chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction.

The prefabricated timber trusses, each weighing 38 tonnes, were lifted into place on site using New Zealand’s largest crawler crane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction. rane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction.

The prefabricated timber trusses, each weighing 38 tonnes, were lifted into place on site using New Zealand’s largest crawler crane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction. rane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction. The prefabricated timber trusses, each weighing 38 tonnes, were lifted into place on site using New Zealand’s largest crawler crane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction. rane. Timber was chosen for its light weight, seismic resilience, and resistance to coastal corrosion, offering advantages over conventional steel construction.

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