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MA17 Tailwind Boston Seaplane Base
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Sep-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0910:09
Sunrise06:3710:37
Sunset18:3422:34
Evening civil twilight19:0223:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Sep-2025 23:55:57
Local (UTC-4)  26-Sep-2025 19:55:57
 
METAR
KBOS 262254Z 26007KT 10SM FEW030 FEW045 FEW080 26/16 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T02560156 $
KOWD 
12nm SW 
262253Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02220167
KBED 
14nm NW 
262251Z 24003KT 10SM SCT035 22/16 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP095 T02220161
KBVY 
15nm N 
262253Z 00000KT 10SM SCT055 21/17 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP077 T02110172
TAF
KBOS 261910Z 2619/2724 28012KT P6SM SCT040 FM262300 28006KT P6SM FEW150 FM270900 34005KT P6SM FEW250 FM271400 03004KT P6SM FEW250 FM271600 09007KT P6SM SCT250
KBED 
14nm NW 
261720Z 2618/2718 28010KT P6SM SCT030 FM262300 28004KT P6SM FEW200 FM270600 00000KT P6SM FEW004 FM271600 07003KT P6SM SCT200
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