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20MA WCVB-TV Heliport
Needham, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 20MA
Lat/Long: 42-18-15.0100N 071-13-37.4100W
42-18.250167N 071-13.623500W
42.3041694,-71.2270583
(estimated)
Elevation: 157 ft. / 48 m (estimated)
Variation: 16W (1990)
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 02494

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1993
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: MON-FRI 0900-1730
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR PERIMETER LGTS CALL 781-433-4350.

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at OWD (7 nm S): 119.95 (781-762-4314)
WX ASOS at BED (10 nm N): 124.6 (781-372-5512)
WX ASOS at BOS (10 nm E): 135.0 (339-746-6855)
WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (18 nm S): 118.675 (774-372-2047)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BOSr269/11.0BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
PUTr067/34.5PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W
PVDr029/35.9PROVIDENCE VOR/DME115.6014W
GDMr126/39.6GARDNER VOR/DME116.9514W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 42 x 42 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 42-18.250167N
Longitude: 071-13.623500W
Elevation: 157.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HEARST TELEVISION, INC.
5 TV PLACE
NEEDHAM, MA 02494
Phone 617-433-4028
Manager: KEVIN KALIA
5 TV PLACE
NEEDHAM, MA 02494
Phone 781-433-4350
ADDNL CTC: CHRIS DETHOMAS, 781-433-4360.

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 NUMEROUS ANTENNAS & TWRS ALL QUADRANTS 53 FT - 1192 FT MSL.
- FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5551.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 20MA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOWD - Norwood Memorial Airport (7 nm S)
KBED - Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (10 nm N)
KBOS - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (10 nm E)
6B6 - Minute Man Air Field (16 nm NW)
1B6 - Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (17 nm SW)
1B9 - Mansfield Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4409:44
Sunrise06:1310:13
Sunset19:1523:15
Evening civil twilight19:4423:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Sep-2026 04:17:32
Local (UTC-4)  03-Sep-2026 00:17:32
 
METAR
KOWD 
8nm S 		030353Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM OVC080 17/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01670144
KBOS 
10nm E 		030354Z 14006KT 10SM OVC080 19/15 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01890150
KBED 
10nm N 		030351Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM OVC080 19/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01890144
TAF
KBOS 
10nm E 		021958Z 0220/0324 08010KT P6SM SCT060 FM030000 15005KT P6SM SCT050 FM030700 15005KT P6SM BKN030 FM030800 16007KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC008 WS020/19040KT PROB30 0312/0316 1SM -TSRA BR OVC006CB FM031600 23009KT 6SM BR BKN010 FM031900 23010KT P6SM SCT050
KBED 
10nm N 		021720Z 0218/0318 11006KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0305/0306 4SM -SHRA OVC025 FM030600 14003KT 6SM -SHRA BKN018 FM030800 15004KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC008 FM030900 16004KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC005 WS020/19035KT PROB30 0309/0314 1SM -TSRA BR OVC005CB FM031400 21006KT 2SM BR BKN004 PROB30 0314/0317 1SM -TSRA BR OVC001CB FM031700 25006KT P6SM BKN016
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