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MA65

Island Air Service Seaplane Base
Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	MA65
Lat/Long:	41-46-18.3700N 070-52-23.1390W 41-46.306167N 070-52.385650W 41.7717694,-70.8730942 (estimated)
Elevation:	53 ft. / 16 m (estimated)
Variation:	16W (1985)
From city:	3 miles NE of ROCHESTER, MA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	02770

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1961
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at EWB (7 nm SW):	126.85 (508-992-0195)
WX ASOS at TAN (9 nm NW):	132.675 (508-824-5005)
WX ASOS at PYM (10 nm NE):	135.625 (508-732-8358)
WX ASOS at FMH (17 nm SE):	PHONE 508-968-6562
WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (20 nm NW):	118.675 (774-372-2047)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PVDr097/25.1	PROVIDENCE VOR/DME	115.60	14W
MVYr348/25.4	MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME	114.50	15W
BOSr188/35.5	BOSTON VOR/DME	112.70	16W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PROVINCETOWN		254/34.0		389		16W		PVC	.--. ...- -.-.
NAUSET		293/39.9		279		16W		CQX	-.-. --.- -..-

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:

buoy

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	right	right

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	4000 x 500 ft. / 1219 x 152 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	right	right
Obstructions:	200 ft. hill	none

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	VIRGINIA D. GINGRASS 103 NORTH STREET MATTAPOISETT, MA 02739 Phone 508-758-3248
Manager:	Phone 508-758-3248

Additional Remarks

-	UNMARKED ROCKS IN POND.
-	CNTLG OBSTNS: 75' TREES BORDERING POND.
-	FOR CD CTC PROVIDENCE APCH AT 401-738-8945, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MA65.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (7 nm SW)
KTAN - Taunton Municipal Airport/King Field (9 nm NW)
KPYM - Plymouth Municipal Airport (10 nm NE)
KFMH - Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (17 nm SE)
5B6 - Falmouth Airpark (19 nm SE)
1B9 - Mansfield Municipal Airport (20 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:35	08:35
Sunrise	05:09	09:09
Sunset	20:17	00:17
Evening civil twilight	20:52	00:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Jun-2025 09:43:50
Local (UTC-4)	12-Jun-2025 05:43:50

METAR

KEWB 6nm SW	120853Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01610144 56008
KTAN 9nm NW	120852Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01780139 56010
KPYM 11nm NE	120852Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01610133 56011
KFMH 18nm SE	120856Z 24008KT 8SM CLR 16/15 A2998

TAF

KFMH
18nm SE

120520Z 1206/1306 24011KT P6SM SKC FM121200 25015G22KT P6SM SKC FM122300 26010KT P6SM FEW140 FM130100 29007KT P6SM SCT140 AMD NOT SKED

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