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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 18-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3711:37
Sunrise07:0912:09
Sunset16:1221:12
Evening civil twilight16:4421:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Dec-2025 23:24:46
Local (UTC-5)  18-Dec-2025 18:24:46
 
METAR
KBOS 182254Z 18009KT 10SM FEW140 FEW180 SCT250 05/01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00500006
KOWD 
12nm SW 		182253Z 18006KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00440006
KBED 
14nm NW 		182251Z 18005KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP255 T00440000 $
KBVY 
15nm N 		182253Z 17009G18KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00560006
TAF
KBOS 182059Z 1821/1924 17010KT P6SM FEW250 FM190400 17010KT P6SM OVC020 WS020/19040KT FM190600 17012G23KT P6SM OVC008 WS020/20045KT PROB30 1909/1912 3SM -RA BR OVC008 FM191200 18018G36KT 3SM -RA SCT003 OVC008 WS020/18050KT FM191500 17023G45KT 1SM RA SCT003 OVC008 WS020/17060KT FM192200 22018G36KT 6SM -RA SCT008 BKN025
KBED 
14nm NW 		181722Z 1818/1918 18007KT P6SM FEW250 FM190400 17006KT P6SM OVC012 WS020/19040KT FM190800 17008KT 3SM BR OVC007 WS020/19040KT PROB30 1909/1912 1SM -RA OVC002 FM191200 18014G30KT 3SM -RA OVC008 WS020/18045KT FM191700 18021G45KT 2SM -RA OVC008
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