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5MA8 South Pond Seaplane Base
Southwick, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 5MA8
Lat/Long: 42-00-31.3440N 072-45-45.3400W
42-00.522400N 072-45.755667W
42.0087067,-72.7625944
(estimated)
Elevation: 225 ft. / 69 m (estimated)
Variation: 14W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of SOUTHWICK, MA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 06093

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1988
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS at BDL (5 nm SE): 118.15 (860-386-3480)
WX ASOS at BAF (9 nm N): 127.1 (413-568-2267)
WX ASOS at HFD (17 nm S): PHONE 860-527-5837
WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (18 nm S): 129.825
WX AWOS-3PT at 4B8 (20 nm S): 119.175 (860-351-5362)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BAFr207/9.4BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
CTRr167/18.9CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
HFDr349/24.1HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 3W/21W

Dimensions: 4000 x 600 ft. / 1219 x 183 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 3W  RUNWAY 21W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TIM EGAN
485 LAKEVIEW DR
WEST SUFFIELD, CT 06093
Phone 203-668-0010
Manager: TIM EGAN
DRAWER A
WEST SUFFIELD, CT 06093
Phone 203-668-0010

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5MA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBDL - Bradley International Airport (5 nm SE)
KBAF - Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (9 nm N)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (15 nm NE)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (17 nm S)
4B8 - Robertson Field Airport (20 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5309:53
Sunrise06:2210:22
Sunset19:1823:18
Evening civil twilight19:4623:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2025 04:37:51
Local (UTC-4)  05-Sep-2025 00:37:51
 
METAR
KBDL 
6nm SE 		050351Z 17007KT 10SM FEW100 SCT120 BKN240 19/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP112 T01890161
KBAF 
10nm N 		050353Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM FEW060 OVC100 18/15 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01830150
KCEF 
16nm NE 		050255Z 18009KT 10SM SCT060 BKN120 OVC150 20/16 A2983 RMK AO2A SLP104 P0000 60000 T01970157 50003
KHFD 
17nm S 		050353Z 17005KT 10SM BKN110 19/17 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 T01940167 $
TAF
KBDL 
6nm SE 		042008Z 0420/0524 18010KT P6SM FEW150 FM050500 17008KT P6SM BKN030 PROB30 0505/0509 4SM -SHRA OVC015 FM050900 19007KT P6SM BKN015 FM051100 20009KT P6SM SCT030 FM051800 20012G23KT P6SM SCT050
KBAF 
10nm N 		041720Z 0418/0518 18007KT P6SM FEW150 FM050500 17008KT P6SM BKN030 PROB30 0505/0509 4SM -SHRA OVC015 FM050900 19007KT P6SM BKN015 FM051100 20009KT P6SM SCT030 FM051700 20010G19KT P6SM SCT040
KCEF 
16nm NE 		050010Z 0500/0606 18010G15KT 9999 SCT060 BKN250 QNH2975INS TEMPO 0500/0501 21015G25KT 520005 BECMG 0502/0503 18009KT 6000 -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN035 OVC060 WS015/22030KT QNH2977INS TEMPO 0507/0512 4800 SHRA BR SCT006 BKN015 OVC030 BECMG 0513/0514 19009KT 9999 NSW FEW015 BKN030 OVC060 QNH2992INS BECMG 0517/0518 20015G25KT 9999 SCT030 BKN060 QNH2988INS BECMG 0602/0603 18009KT 9999 SCT045 SCT250 QNH2992INS TX28/0520Z TN17/0510Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0503 NEXT 0512
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