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MA17 Tailwind Boston Seaplane Base
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

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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From to MA17

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:3608:36
Sunrise05:1109:11
Sunset20:2400:24
Evening civil twilight20:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Jun-2026 19:33:12
Local (UTC-4)  28-Jun-2026 15:33:12
 
METAR
KBOS 281854Z 13009KT 6SM HZ SCT028 BKN250 21/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02110172
KOWD 
12nm SW 		281853Z 11005KT 10SM FEW039 BKN055 26/20 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB1758E09 SLP151 P0000 T02610200 $
KBED 
14nm NW 		281851Z 12009KT 10SM FEW055 SCT095 27/19 A2996 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1805 SLP157 T02720189
KBVY 
15nm N 		281853Z 14007KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02390183
TAF
KBOS 281720Z 2818/2924 09007KT 6SM BR SCT006 TEMPO 2818/2822 3SM BR BKN006 FM290200 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN003 FM291200 02004KT P6SM SCT003 FM291500 10008KT P6SM SCT050
KBED 
14nm NW 		281720Z 2818/2918 04003KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 2820/2823 4SM -SHRA FM290400 00000KT 1SM BR BKN003 FM291200 03003KT P6SM FEW250
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