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5MA8

South Pond Seaplane Base
Southwick, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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
BAFr207/9.4	BARNES VORTAC	113.00	14W
CTRr167/18.9	CHESTER VOR/DME	115.10	13W
HFDr349/24.1	HARTFORD VOR/DME	114.90	13W

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:	left	left

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 07-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:50	08:50
Sunrise	05:24	09:24
Sunset	20:28	00:28
Evening civil twilight	21:02	01:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Jul-2025 14:44:21
Local (UTC-4)	07-Jul-2025 10:44:21

METAR

KBDL 6nm SE	071351Z 20005KT 10SM FEW018 SCT030 BKN200 BKN250 27/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02670217
KBAF 10nm N	071353Z 17011KT 10SM BKN015 27/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02670228
KCEF 16nm NE	071417Z 20011G16KT 10SM SCT017 BKN035 30/23 A2997 RMK AO2A SLP150
KHFD 17nm S	071353Z 20004KT 10SM BKN027 27/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02720222

TAF

KBDL 6nm SE	071407Z 0714/0818 20009KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 0719/0723 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM080200 18006KT P6SM SCT022 BKN025 FM080300 18005KT 4SM BR SCT011 BKN012 FM080500 18005KT 3SM BR BKN005
KBAF 10nm N	071120Z 0712/0812 18006KT P6SM BKN015 FM071600 19009KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 0718/0722 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM080000 18006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 FM080400 18004KT 6SM BR SCT005 BKN007
KCEF 16nm NE	071242Z 0712/0818 21008KT 9999 SCT012 BKN030 QNH2994INS TEMPO 0712/0714 BKN015 BECMG 0714/0715 21010G15KT 9999 BKN040 BKN250 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0718/0722 22014G22KT 6000 -TSRA SCT025 BKN040CB OVC120 BECMG 0800/0801 20009KT 9999 FEW040 BKN120 BKN200 QNH2988INS WND VRB06KT AFT 0803 BECMG 0806/0807 VRB05KT 4800 BR OVC007 QNH2986INS TEMPO 0807/0813 1600 BR OVC005 BECMG 0814/0815 30007KT 9999 NSW BKN030 BKN180 QNH2988INS TX33/0720Z TN21/0809Z

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