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We fly into some of the South Island's most remote and beautiful places with a focus on Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks. Visit our website for details.
We also provide a diverse range of commercial services including lifting in difficult areas. Aspiring Helicopters provide scenic flights into Mt Aspiring, Fiordland and Mt Cook National Parks. Giving clients the opportunity to see the best of the lower South Island and experience remote landings on glaciers, at lakes and Fiords and on mountain peaks. We also offers charter flights and commercial work for a variety of jobs from filming to heavy lifting. Our motto: Most things are possible, just ask. page House Rules
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Wrapping up 2026 ski season 🚁⛷️⛷️❄️
DoC sign off for summer lifting ops ops
Mt Aspiring and Glaciers Scenic Flights in Spring still feel like winter ❄️
19/09/2026
Spring vibes be like... fresh snow, green paddocks and a hint that summer is apparently just round the corner!! 😎
27/08/2026
🏆 Gold Award from New Zealand Search and Rescue.
Back in 2025 a young Argentinian man went missing on the Rob Roy Glacier walk. A well-known popular day walk in the Wanaka region. Despite an extensive search spanning multiple weeks with hours of flying and hundreds of volunteer man-hours Hector was never located.
The search was complex and demanding, involving advanced specialised skills across multiple disciplines, strong judgement and decision making, classic Kiwi persistence…. and trust.
We work closely with an incredible team of highly skilled volunteers and regular training in the field ensures when the pressure is on an operation like this one can be conducted in a methodical, calm and professional way. You have to have an incredible degree of trust in the people you are working alongside, or in our case above!
At this year’s Search and Rescue Awards we were recognised with a Gold Award for our part in this technically complex search.
Our pilots do not go into the field to garner awards, they go into the field to do a job to help locate and save people.
But it’s always nice when someone taps you on the shoulder and says ‘Hey great job there mate, we recognise and appreciate what you do’.
So, a big thank you "New Zealand Search and Rescue", and an even bigger thank you to our awesome crew of volunteers Wanaka Search and Rescue.
14/08/2026
Lakeside lunch stop. Lochnagar provided the perfect backdrop for a quick spot of lunch while out heliskiing with Harris Mountains Heli-Ski this week
25/02/2026
They say "make hay while the sun shines". This summer it's been take flights while the sun shines - it's been a bit slim pickings this summer.... we're sure everyone in the Southern Lakes will agree when we say we're looking forward to Autumn being a stunner this year!!
09/12/2025
Out'n'about helping the Department of Conservation with some heavy lifting 💪
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2211 Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Road
Wanaka
9305
Opening Hours
| Monday | 7am - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 7am - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 7am - 9pm |
| Thursday | 7am - 9pm |
| Friday | 7am - 9pm |
| Saturday | 7am - 9pm |
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