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MA17 Tailwind Boston Seaplane Base
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MA17
Lat/Long: 42-21-05.7000N 071-01-29.9000W
42-21.095000N 071-01.498333W
42.3515833,-71.0249722
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile E of BOSTON, MA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 02127

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at BOS (1.1 nm NE): 135.0 (339-746-6855)
WX ASOS at OWD (12 nm SW): 119.95 (781-762-4314)
WX ASOS at BED (14 nm NW): 124.6 (781-372-5512)
WX ASOS at BVY (15 nm N): 119.2 (978-921-5042)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BOSr273/1.6BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PROVINCETOWN311/39.538916WPVC .--. ...- -.-.

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions: 3000 x 1000 ft. / 914 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 14W  RUNWAY 32W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TAILWIND AIR SERVICE, LLC
125 N MAIN STREET, SECOND FLOOR
PORT CHESTER, NY 10573
Phone 913-515-8066
Manager: MICHAEL SIEGEL
125 N MAIN STREET, SECOND FLOOR
PORT CHESTER, NY 10573
Phone 913-515-8066

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5551.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MA17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBOS - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (1 nm NE)
KOWD - Norwood Memorial Airport (12 nm SW)
KBED - Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (14 nm NW)
KBVY - Beverly Regional Airport (15 nm N)
KGHG - Marshfield Municipal Airport - George Harlow Field (22 nm SE)
  
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From to MA17

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0211:02
Sunrise06:3211:32
Sunset16:2421:24
Evening civil twilight16:5421:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Nov-2025 05:03:45
Local (UTC-5)  12-Nov-2025 00:03:45
 
METAR
KBOS 120454Z 27014G21KT 10SM SCT220 02/M06 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP067 T00171061 400500011
KOWD 
12nm SW 		120453Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 00/M07 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP076 T00001067 400390000
KBED 
14nm NW 		120451Z AUTO 26009G15KT 10SM FEW040 01/M07 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP079 T00061067 400331006
KBVY 
15nm N 		120453Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP058 T10061078 400391011
TAF
KBOS 112104Z 1121/1224 26018G35KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM120300 27014G25KT P6SM FEW220 FM120700 25010KT P6SM FEW220
KBED 
14nm NW 		112104Z 1121/1218 26016G32KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM120000 27015G25KT P6SM SCT250 FM120600 25006KT P6SM FEW180 FM121200 22005KT P6SM OVC050
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