# Hood Airport (MRO / NZMS)

**Hood Airport** (IATA: MRO, ICAO: NZMS) is a medium airport in Masterton, Wellington Region, New Zealand. It has 5 runways; the longest is 1,250 m (4,101 ft). It is operated by Masterton.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzms

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MRO / NZMS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Masterton
- Serves: Masterton, Wellington Region, New Zealand
- Elevation: 111 m / 364 ft
- Coordinates: -40.9746, 175.6345
- Runways: 5
- Longest runway: 1,250 m / 4,101 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Pacific/Auckland
- Website: http://hoodaerodrome.org.nz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_Aerodrome (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3207533
- Ident: NZMS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06C/24C | 1,250 m / 4,101 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 078° / 258° | yes |
| 06R/24L | 1,060 m / 3,478 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 074° / 254° |  |
| 10/28 | 1,042 m / 3,419 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 122° / 302° |  |
| 06L/24R | 450 m / 1,476 ft | 20 m / 66 ft | Grass | 087° / 267° |  |
| 06/24 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,250 m / 4,101 ft | =9,255 of 29,858 | =699 in Oceania | #34 in NZ |
| Elevation | 111 m / 364 ft | =29,807 of 43,403 | #1,079 in Oceania | #74 in NZ |
| Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =3 in Oceania | =2 in NZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | OHAKEA CON | 126.700 |
| AWIB | AWIB | 132.800 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [PPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpp.md) Paraparaumu Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [PMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzpm.md) Palmerston North Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · 80 km / 49 mi
- [OHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzoh.md) RNZAF Base Ohakea · 88 km / 55 mi
- [WAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwu.md) Wanganui Airport · 124 km / 77 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzms/data