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Matamata Glider Airport (NZMA) is a small gliding aerodrome near Matamata in New Zealand's Waikato Region, offering two grass runways for glider and tow-plane operations. It is an uncontrolled field operating under a Mandatory Broadcast Zone, making it a straightforward but radio-disciplined destination for visiting light aircraft and glider pilots.
Matamata Glider Airport, ICAO code NZMA, is a small grass airfield situated at Matamata in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is registered as a gliding facility and serves as the home base for local gliding operations, offering two grass runway alignments suited to glider launches, tug-and-glider combinations, and light aircraft.
The airfield lies at coordinates 37 44S, 175 44E, at an elevation of 171 feet, near the town of Matamata in the Waikato Region of New Zealand. It operates as an uncontrolled aerodrome with a designated Mandatory Broadcast Zone (MBZ) on 122.25 MHz, requiring pilots to make position and intention calls rather than seek air traffic control clearance.
Matamata Glider Airport has two grass runways. The longer is runway 10/28, measuring 4136 feet in the 10 direction and 4135 feet in the 28 direction. The shorter is runway 04/22, at 2624 feet in each direction. Both runways have grass surfaces, there is no runway lighting noted, and there is no instrument landing system at the field.
The field uses a Mandatory Broadcast Zone frequency of 122.25 MHz, on which pilots broadcast their positions and intentions in the absence of an air traffic control or dedicated air-ground service. No navaids or published instrument approach procedures are associated with the airfield.
Matamata Glider Airport continues to function primarily as a gliding site, listed as the home base for at least one gliding operation. Its two grass runways support glider launches and towing as well as light aircraft movements, with radio discipline on the 122.25 MHz Mandatory Broadcast Zone frequency taking the place of formal air traffic control.
