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MA26 Balloon Port at Dingley Dell
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MA26
Lat/Long: 42-07-13.3390N 072-15-22.2860W
42-07.222317N 072-15.371433W
42.1203719,-72.2561906
(estimated)
Elevation: 465 ft. / 142 m (estimated)
Variation: 15W (1985)
From city: 3 miles E of BRIMFIELD, MA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 01010

Balloonport Operations

Balloonport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1971
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: SR-NOON
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Balloonport Communications

WX ASOS at ORH (19 nm NE): PHONE 508-795-7546

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BAFr111/20.6BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
PUTr312/20.9PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
GDMr213/27.0GARDNER VOR/DME116.9514W
HFDr037/31.6HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W
CTRr121/32.5CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
ORWr355/35.7NORWICH VOR/DME110.0014W

Balloonport Services

Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 600 x 300 ft. / 183 x 91 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: treestrees

Runway 18W/36W

Dimensions: 400 x 200 ft. / 122 x 61 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 18W  RUNWAY 36W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: treestrees

Balloonport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CLAYTON L. THOMAS, MD
DINGLEY DELL RFD 1
PALMER, MA 01069-2122
Phone 413-245-7013
Manager: CLAYTON L. THOMAS, MD
DINGLEY DELL RFD 1
PALMER, MA 010699-2122
Phone 413-245-7013

Additional Remarks

5 LTA HOT AIR BALLOONS BASED.
FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MA26.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3B0 - Southbridge Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (13 nm W)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (19 nm NE)
7B2 - Northampton Airport (20 nm NW)
KBAF - Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (21 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4508:45
Sunrise05:1809:18
Sunset20:1500:15
Evening civil twilight20:4800:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-May-2025 22:26:52
Local (UTC-4)  29-May-2025 18:26:52
 
METAR
KCEF 
13nm W 
292155Z 25005KT 10SM SCT024 BKN036 BKN065 20/14 A2987 RMK AO2A SLP118 T01980135
KORH 
19nm NE 
292154Z 25007KT 10SM OVC024 17/13 A2992 RMK AO2 SLPNO T01670133
KBAF 
21nm W 
292153Z 00000KT 10SM BKN037 20/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02000139
KBDL 
22nm SW 
292151Z 22007KT 10SM FEW028 BKN035 19/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01940139
KIJD 
22nm S 
292152Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM OVC025 18/14 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01830144
TAF
KCEF 
13nm W 
291858Z 2918/3023 VRB06KT 9999 BKN015 OVC021 QNH2988INS TEMPO 2918/2920 SCT016 OVC022 BECMG 2919/2920 VRB06KT 9999 FEW018 BKN022 BKN028 QNH2983INS BECMG 3001/3002 VRB06KT 4800 BR FEW008 SCT018 OVC025 QNH2977INS BECMG 3014/3015 20009KT 6000 -RA BR BKN008 OVC015 QNH2958INS TEMPO 3018/3022 22010G18KT 3200 -TSRA SCT005 BKN007 OVC012CB TX20/2921Z TN13/3011Z
KORH 
19nm NE 
291720Z 2918/3018 12005KT P6SM OVC015 FM300000 24005KT P6SM BKN040 FM301000 24006KT P6SM BKN015 FM301600 23009KT P6SM VCSH BKN015
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