Norwood Memorial Airport, otherwise known as KOWD is a lovely place. They have a restaurant on site(Taso’s).m, which always had great food and service. The FBO is great with friendly employees and some of the best popcorn I ever had. There is a bathroom right in the FBO and a bathroom upstairs if it is open by chance. Avis Rent a car is located there too. Always the area has been clean and the airport is super secure. I got to visit the tower years ago and the people in the tower were professionals and very accommodating to new students. There is now a new kids playground on the grounds outside with free binoculars. If your flying to Boston using KOWD to me would be a better and cheaper option the KBED to the NorthWestish of the city. Also there are a few hotels nearby. Plenty of parking in the lot out front. Although the spots are a little tight. FBO is great.

This is my local airport and I love it. There are 2 FBOs, 4 flight schools, and a large parking lot. The nearby restaurant is Greek and they have an ice cream window in the summer. There are benches for plane spotting and a playground, and many families have picnics here in nice weather. Bring your young aviators to encourage them - and if you see me walking around, come say Hi!

I’ve been flying in and out of OWD since I was a teen. Like then it was a sleepy little strip with no control tower. Now, it’s a vibrant airport with excellent facilities and lots of interesting aircraft action. I’m training to be a helicopter pilot and I am quite happy with blue Hill helicopter. They offer helicopter tours of the Boston area in their Robinson R44 helicopters. There is another helicopter operation on the field as well Speaking of helicopters, about three years ago helicopters from Nord began to come flapping over my house, apparently training pilots. They made a racket. I called the OWD manager and the over flights stopped instantly. So, OWD seems to be a well run airport. If one is just interested in watching aircraft operations there’s a very pleasant open hill in the middle of the action. This hill, by the terminal building, has picnic tables and benches. If one is flying into the Boston area privately, 0WD is an excellent choice for basing. Interstate Highway 95 is five minutes away and Boston itself is roughly half an hour away by either hi 93 north or the Massachusetts Turnpike, I – 90 both connected with Guy 95. Another reviewer slammed the SVO flightline for improperly fueling his aircraft. That was probably the mistake of a single thoughtless ramp Boy. There is a pilot shop. From all standpoints, this is an excellent airport to fly in or out of on Boston area business or pleasure. Or just do visit, as I’ve noted above. Massachusetts State Route One, a major artery, is two minutes from the airport. There are commuter rail facilities in the town of Norwood just to the west. I recommend the airport unreservedly.

Don't land at KOWD. Flight Level FBO will rip you off. We landed from NJ, asked for 10 gallons of 100LL in our C172. We specifically asked for 5 in each wing. Instead, they filled it all in one wing, creating an imbalance in the aircraft. The only way around it was to purchase an extra 10 gallons at the outrageous rate of $5.88 per gallon. Stay away.'

I had fun getting on a helicopter from this airport!