Masterton Airport (Hood Aerodrome) (NZMS) (Masterton)

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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.

Base for the New Zealand Sport and Vintage Aviation Society. SVAS organise a spectacular biennial airshow called 'Wings Over Wairarapa'. Also see svas.org.nz/ or www.wings.org.nz/
From march 2009, The aerodrome will be flying direct Air New Zealand flights to Auckland as part of the Hood Aerodrome upgrade which began in late 2008.

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