Hood Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | General aviation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Masterton District Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Masterton District Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Masterton, Carterton, Martinborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Masterton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 111 m / 364 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°58′30″S 175°38′00″E / 40.97500°S 175.63333°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://hoodaerodrome.org.nz/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hood Aerodrome (IATA: MRO, ICAO: NZMS) is an aerodrome, located in Masterton, New Zealand, it is located 1 NM South West of the town centre in the suburb of Solway. The aerodrome was named after George Hood, a pioneer Masterton aviator who died trying to make the first Trans-Tasman crossing in 1928.[1] The aerodrome is used extensively for general aviation flights, and has also been used for commercial flights, Air New Zealand stopped serving the airport from 5 February 2014. Two new airlines have looked at re-instating a service to Auckland using larger aircraft but the runway will need to be lengthened to 1400m and widened to 30m first before it can start.[2]
- ^ Bowling, Kerri (16 August 2003). "Aviator's family plot restored". Wairarapa Times-Age. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Walt Dickson (30 October 2013). "Masterton Runway Extension Needed". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2013.