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20MA WCVB-TV Heliport
Needham, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 20MA
Lat/Long: 42-18-15.0100N 071-13-37.4100W
42-18.250167N 071-13.623500W
42.3041694,-71.2270583
(estimated)
Elevation: 157 ft. / 48 m (estimated)
Variation: 16W (1990)
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 02494

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1993
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: MON-FRI 0900-1730
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 781-433-4350.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at OWD (7 nm S): 119.95 (781-762-4314)
WX ASOS at BED (10 nm N): 124.6 (781-372-5512)
WX ASOS at BOS (10 nm E): 135.0 (339-746-6855)
WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (18 nm S): 118.675 (774-372-2047)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BOSr269/11.0BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
PUTr067/34.5PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
PVDr029/35.9PROVIDENCE VOR/DME115.6014W
GDMr126/39.6GARDNER VOR/DME116.9514W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 42 x 42 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 42-18.250167N
Longitude: 071-13.623500W
Elevation: 157.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HEARST TELEVISION, INC.
5 TV PLACE
NEEDHAM, MA 02494
Phone 617-433-4028
Manager: KEVIN KALIA
5 TV PLACE
NEEDHAM, MA 02494
Phone 781-433-4350
ADDNL CTC: CHRIS DETHOMAS, 781-433-4360.

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 NUMEROUS ANTENNAS & TWRS ALL QUADRANTS 53 FT - 1192 FT MSL.
- FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5551.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 20MA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOWD - Norwood Memorial Airport (7 nm S)
KBED - Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (10 nm N)
KBOS - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (10 nm E)
6B6 - Minute Man Air Field (16 nm NW)
1B6 - Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (17 nm SW)
1B9 - Mansfield Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2309:23
Sunrise05:5309:53
Sunset19:3423:34
Evening civil twilight20:0400:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Apr-2026 12:00:22
Local (UTC-4)  23-Apr-2026 08:00:22
 
METAR
KOWD 
8nm S 		231153Z 25007KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T00890050 10089 20061 56010
KBOS 
10nm E 		231154Z 26007KT 240V320 10SM FEW090 SCT250 09/05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 60000 T00940050 10094 20056 58012
KBED 
10nm N 		231151Z 26004KT 10SM FEW090 08/05 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP131 T00830050 10083 20022 58007
TAF
KBOS 
10nm E 		231127Z 2312/2418 26007KT P6SM SCT050 FM231300 29007KT P6SM SCT035 FM231500 31014G27KT P6SM FEW150 FM232300 33010G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM240100 34007KT P6SM FEW250 FM241200 34007KT P6SM FEW040
KBED 
10nm N 		231127Z 2312/2412 28005KT P6SM SCT100 FM231300 30007KT P6SM SCT040 FM231500 32012G25KT P6SM FEW060 FM232300 33007KT P6SM FEW250
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