Hood Aerodrome
Hood Aerodrome 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Masterton Airport”, “MRO”, and “NZMS”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Solway railway station and Hadlow Preparatory School.
Solway railway station
Railway station
Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 3.0.
Solway railway station is a suburban railway station serving Solway and the southern end of Masterton, New Zealand. The station is located on the Wairarapa Line, 88.1 km north of Wellington and 2.9 km south of Masterton.
Hadlow Preparatory School
School
Hadlow Preparatory School is a state-integrated Anglican primary school in High Street, Masterton, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Solway and Kuripuni.
Solway
Suburb
Solway is an old-established residential suburb near the Waingawa River in the south-western part of Masterton, the principal town in the Wairarapa Valley of New Zealand's North Island.
Kuripuni
Quarter
Kuripuni is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island. It has a sports bar, a medical centre, and a post shop. The Kuripuni Village was redeveloped during the 2010s.
Homebush
Hamlet
Homebush is a rural area in the Masterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is about 3 km southeast of Masterton. The historic house at 10 Homebush Road was designed by Charles Natusch in 1891 for William Lucena.
Hood Aerodrome
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Masterton, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-40.97494° or 40° 58′ 30″ southLongitude
175.63405° or 175° 38′ 3″ eastElevation
118 metres (387 feet)IATA airport code
MROICAO airport code
NZMSOpen location code
4VFQ2JGM+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 176133266OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Hood Aerodrome” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hood Aerodrome”
- Indonesian: “MRO”
- Indonesian: “NZMS”
- Japanese: “フッド飛行場”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Masterton”
- Persian: “فرودگاه هود”
- Polish: “Hood Aerodrome”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ҳуд”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waingawa and Masterton Central.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masterton Motorplex and George Hood Aviation Center.
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