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MA87 Cape Air Seaplanes on Boston Harbor Seaplane Base
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: MA87
Lat/Long: 42-21-09.0000N 071-01-33.0000W
42-21.150000N 071-01.550000W
42.3525000,-71.0258333
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile SE 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: 09/2016
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
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
BOSr276/1.6BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PROVINCETOWN312/39.538916WPVC .--. ...- -.-.

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions: 2500 x 60 ft. / 762 x 18 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 14W  RUNWAY 32W
Latitude: 42-21.150000N
Longitude: 071-01.550000W
Elevation: 0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HYANNIS AIR SERVICE, INC
660 BARNSTABLE RD
HYANNIS, MA 02601
Phone 508-862-9719
Manager: ANDREW BONNEY
660 BARNSTABLE RD
HYANNIS, MA 02601
Phone 508-862-9719

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
- IATA ID: BNH.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MA87.

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 MA87

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3510:35
Sunrise07:0411:04
Sunset17:5421:54
Evening civil twilight18:2322:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Oct-2026 09:50:54
Local (UTC-4)  20-Oct-2026 05:50:54
 
METAR
KBOS 200854Z 33007KT 10SM FEW250 07/05 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00670050 56010
KOWD 
12nm SW 		200853Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00330028 56009
KBED 
14nm NW 		200851Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/00 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP242 T00060000 55010 $
KBVY 
15nm N 		200853Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00280028 55008
TAF
KBOS 200525Z 2006/2112 01006KT P6SM FEW250 FM201300 01011G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM201600 03014G27KT P6SM FEW250 FM202200 03010G23KT P6SM FEW250 FM210400 04013G29KT P6SM SCT250
KBED 
14nm NW 		200525Z 2006/2106 35003KT P6SM FEW250 FM201200 01007KT P6SM FEW250 FM201500 03010G21KT P6SM FEW250 FM202100 04007KT P6SM FEW250
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