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MA17 Tailwind Boston Seaplane Base
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 13-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3411:34
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset16:1121:11
Evening civil twilight16:4321:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Dec-2025 01:14:24
Local (UTC-5)  13-Dec-2025 20:14:24
 
METAR
KBOS 132354Z 23010KT 10SM SCT044 OVC140 02/M05 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00221050 10028 20022 53008
KOWD 
12nm SW 		140053Z 24005KT 10SM CLR 02/M05 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00171050
KBED 
14nm NW 		140051Z 27004KT 10SM BKN120 01/M06 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00061061 $
KBVY 
15nm N 		140053Z 25005KT 10SM BKN110 01/M06 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T00111056
TAF
KBOS 132102Z 1321/1424 22009KT P6SM BKN035 OVC050 FM140600 26005KT 4SM -SN OVC015 TEMPO 1408/1412 2SM -SN OVC008 FM141300 31006KT P6SM OVC022 FM141500 31007KT P6SM OVC040 FM141800 33010G20KT P6SM BKN045
KBED 
14nm NW 		132102Z 1321/1418 21005KT P6SM OVC035 FM140600 00000KT 5SM BR OVC025 TEMPO 1407/1411 2SM -SN OVC015 FM141200 30003KT P6SM OVC030 FM141500 31005KT P6SM BKN050 FM141700 32006KT P6SM SCT045
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