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20MA WCVB-TV Heliport
Needham, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 19-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1111:11
Sunrise06:4111:41
Sunset16:1921:19
Evening civil twilight16:5021:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Nov-2025 09:07:53
Local (UTC-5)  19-Nov-2025 04:07:53
 
METAR
KOWD 
8nm S 		190853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 I1000 I3000 T10561067 51006
KBOS 
10nm E 		190854Z 26007KT 10SM SCT250 01/M04 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00111044 50007
KBED 
10nm N 		190851Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M07 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP222 T10501067 50007
TAF
KBOS 
10nm E 		190800Z 1908/2012 27010KT P6SM FEW250 FM191800 35010KT P6SM SKC
KBED 
10nm N 		190520Z 1906/2006 27005KT P6SM FEW250 FM191800 34005KT P6SM SKC
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