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MA53

Ware Airport
Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 07-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:18	09:18
Sunrise	05:49	09:49
Sunset	20:01	00:01
Evening civil twilight	20:32	00:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Aug-2026 18:21:00
Local (UTC-4)	07-Aug-2026 14:21:00

METAR

KCEF 14nm W	071655Z 20004KT 10SM FEW030 FEW250 32/20 A3005 RMK AO2A SLP177 T03210203
KORH 15nm E	071754Z 30009KT 10SM CLR 30/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03000189 10306 20244 58008
KORE 17nm N	071752Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP188 T03170183 10317 20222 58012
KBAF 23nm W	071753Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 32/19 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP178 T03220189 10328 20250 58014
KFIT 26nm NE	071752Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T03220178 10322 20256 58008

TAF

KCEF 14nm W	071710Z 0717/0823 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 FEW250 QNH3002INS TEMPO 0720/0803 24012G22KT VCTS BKN025CB BKN090 BECMG 0803/0804 VRB06KT 9999 FEW007 SCT030 BKN050 QNH2998INS BECMG 0805/0806 VRB06KT 9999 BCFG SCT006 SCT016 QNH2998INS TEMPO 0806/0811 3200 BR BKN005 BECMG 0811/0812 21009KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH2995INS TEMPO 0819/0823 27012G22KT VCTS BKN030CB BKN090 TX33/0721Z TN22/0810Z
KORH 15nm E	071738Z 0718/0818 27007KT P6SM SCT050 FM080200 26007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 0804/0806 P6SM -SHRA FM081100 26007KT P6SM FEW020 BKN050 FM081400 27009KT P6SM BKN120

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