Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, Aviation museum in Blenheim, New Zealand

Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is an aviation museum in Blenheim that displays military aircraft, personal belongings of noted pilots, and rare artifacts from both World Wars across multiple hangars. The collection includes restored planes alongside authentic wartime equipment and period objects that reveal how aircraft were used and maintained during these conflicts.

Heritage aviation interest in Marlborough grew in the late 1990s after enthusiasts imported two Chinese Nanchang CJ-6 trainers and formed the Marlborough Warbirds Association. In 1997 the New Zealand Aviation Museum Trust was set up to make the aircraft publicly accessible. Stage One, the Knights of the Sky World War I exhibition, opened on 9 December 2006; Stage Two followed in November 2016. The collection includes some items of Baron Manfred von Richthofen memorabilia.

The centre connects visitors to New Zealand's aviation heritage by telling personal stories of pilots and soldiers who flew and served during wartime. The displays reveal how aviation shaped local and global history through the experiences of individuals who lived through these events.

The centre sits at Omaka Aerodrome, about 5 km from central Blenheim. Since 2015 a narrow-gauge line of the Blenheim Riverside Railway Society has run to the centre, offering an alternative to driving. Stage One's Knights of the Sky hall covers 3,000 m2, and Stage Two opened in November 2016, so allow time for both.

Life-sized figures created by Weta Workshop, a renowned New Zealand film effects company, bring the aircraft displays to life with historical accuracy. These detailed mannequins show pilots and soldiers in authentic positions and add a human dimension to the wartime scenes.