Hood Aerodrome

The aerodrome was named after George Hood, a pioneer Masterton aviator who died trying to make the first Trans-Tasman crossing in 1928.

Two new airlines have looked at re-instating a service to Auckland using larger aircraft but the runway will need to be lengthened to 1,400 m and widened to 30 m first before it can start.

In September 2013, Air New Zealand announced the airline would withdraw all services to Masterton from 5 February 2014, due to a lack of demand.

[5] The airport is working on a plan to reinstate an air service to Auckland with an invitation to the airlines underway.

[8] [9] Air Chathams said in February 2024 that they are interested in serving Masterton to Auckland once the aerodrome upgrades are complete.