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5MA8 South Pond Seaplane Base
Southwick, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 5MA8
Lat/Long: 42-00-31.3440N 072-45-45.3400W
42-00.522400N 072-45.755667W
42.0087067,-72.7625944
(estimated)
Elevation: 225 ft. / 69 m (estimated)
Variation: 14W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of SOUTHWICK, MA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 06093

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1988
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS at BDL (5 nm SE): 118.15 (860-386-3480)
WX ASOS at BAF (9 nm N): 127.1 (413-568-2267)
WX ASOS at HFD (17 nm S): PHONE 860-527-5837
WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (18 nm S): 129.825
WX AWOS-3PT at 4B8 (20 nm S): 119.175 (860-351-5362)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BAFr207/9.4BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
CTRr167/18.9CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
HFDr349/24.1HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 3W/21W

Dimensions: 4000 x 600 ft. / 1219 x 183 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 3W  RUNWAY 21W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TIM EGAN
485 LAKEVIEW DR
WEST SUFFIELD, CT 06093
Phone 203-668-0010
Manager: TIM EGAN
DRAWER A
WEST SUFFIELD, CT 06093
Phone 203-668-0010

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5MA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBDL - Bradley International Airport (5 nm SE)
KBAF - Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (9 nm N)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (15 nm NE)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (17 nm S)
4B8 - Robertson Field Airport (20 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Oct-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2310:23
Sunrise06:5110:51
Sunset18:2922:29
Evening civil twilight18:5722:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Oct-2025 13:17:26
Local (UTC-4)  03-Oct-2025 09:17:26
 
METAR
KBDL 
6nm SE 		031251Z 17004KT 10SM FEW200 SCT250 11/08 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP289 T01110083
KBAF 
10nm N 		031253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP289 T00830067
KCEF 
16nm NE 		031255Z 00000KT 10SM SCT250 10/08 A3035 RMK AO2A SLP282 T00990078
KHFD 
17nm S 		031253Z 16006KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP289 T01170089
TAF
KBDL 
6nm SE 		031120Z 0312/0418 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM031300 22007KT P6SM FEW250 FM040200 19004KT P6SM SKC
KBAF 
10nm N 		031120Z 0312/0412 00000KT P6SM SKC FM031500 22006KT P6SM FEW250 FM040400 00000KT P6SM SKC
KCEF 
16nm NE 		031204Z 0312/0418 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3031INS BECMG 0315/0316 24009KT 9999 FEW050 SCT250 QNH3018INS WND VRB06KT AFT 0323 BECMG 0400/0401 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3015INS WND 29006KT AFT 0412 TX22/0320Z TN04/0411Z
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