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MA53

Ware Airport
Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	MA53
Lat/Long:	42-16-55.3310N 072-12-53.2860W 42-16.922183N 072-12.888100W 42.2820364,-72.2148017 (estimated)
Elevation:	483 ft. / 147.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	15W (1985)
From city:	2 miles NE of WARE, MA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	01082

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at ORH (15 nm E):	PHONE 508-767-5851
WX ASOS at ORE (18 nm N):	135.675 (978-544-6774)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
GDMr218/17.3	GARDNER VOR/DME	116.95	14W
BAFr086/23.4	BARNES VORTAC	113.00	14W
PUTr334/25.6	PUTNAM VOR/DME	117.40	14W
CTRr104/32.6	CHESTER VOR/DME	115.10	13W

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	2030 x 150 ft. / 619 x 46 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RICHARD AND JOAN O'RILEY PO BOX 782 265 CHURCH ST WARE, MA 01082 Phone 413-461-6881 OWNER LIVES AT ARPT.
Manager:	RICHARD AND JOAN O'RILEY PO BOX 782 265 CHURCH ST WARE, MA 01082 Phone 413-461-6881

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MA53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3B0 - Southbridge Municipal Airport (13 nm SE)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (15 nm E)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (15 nm W)
KORE - Orange Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
7B2 - Northampton Airport (18 nm W)
KGDM - Gardner Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:47	11:47
Sunrise	07:18	12:18
Sunset	16:36	21:36
Evening civil twilight	17:07	22:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Jan-2026 02:05:04
Local (UTC-5)	11-Jan-2026 21:05:04

METAR

KCEF 14nm W	120155Z 30009KT 10SM SCT050 BKN070 01/M06 A2974 RMK AO2A SLP077 P0000 T00111063
KORH 15nm E	120154Z 27013KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 29028/0115 SLP068 T10111067
KORE 17nm N	120152Z AUTO 27013G22KT 10SM SCT046 00/M07 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 28026/0131 SLP074 T00001072 $
KBAF 23nm W	120153Z 27005KT 10SM SCT027 BKN055 01/M05 A2977 RMK AO2 SNB12E45 SLP086 P0000 T00061050
KFIT 26nm NE	120152Z AUTO 29016G29KT 10SM CLR 01/M07 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 30029/0151 SLP062 T00061067 $

TAF

KCEF 14nm W	112005Z 1120/1224 31012G18KT 9999 FEW030 SCT100 SCT250 530107 QNH2964INS BECMG 1200/1201 34015G25KT 9999 BKN030 BKN100 620308 530006 QNH2969INS TEMPO 1203/1209 30025G40KT 560006 BECMG 1209/1210 28010G20KT 9999 BKN120 BKN250 QNH2985INS TEMPO 1213/1221 31015G25KT 530006 BECMG 1222/1223 22009KT 9999 SCT120 SCT250 QNH2996INS TX08/1120Z TNM04/1211Z
KORH 15nm E	112157Z 1122/1218 28012G24KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN110 TEMPO 1201/1202 1SM -SHSNRA OVC015 FM120200 27016G30KT P6SM SCT030 FM120600 29018G37KT P6SM FEW250 FM121400 28014G25KT P6SM BKN100

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