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20MA

WCVB-TV Heliport
Needham, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	20MA
Lat/Long:	42-18-15.3500N 071-13-38.1980W 42-18.255833N 071-13.636633W 42.3042639,-71.2272772 (estimated)
Elevation:	157 ft. / 48 m (estimated)
Variation:	16W (1990)
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 (617-567-5762)
WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (18 nm S):	118.675 (774-372-2047)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
BOSr269/11.0	BOSTON VOR/DME	112.70	16W
PUTr067/34.5	PUTNAM VOR/DME	117.40	14W
PVDr029/35.9	PROVIDENCE VOR/DME	115.60	14W
GDMr126/39.6	GARDNER VOR/DME	116.95	14W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
STOGE		353/11.9		397		15W		OW	--- .--

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	42 x 42 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	PERI
Latitude:	42-18.255833N
Longitude:	071-13.636633W
Elevation:	157.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

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:	GREG TURNER 5 TV PLACE NEEDHAM, MA 02494 Phone 781-433-4350 ADDITIONAL CONTACT: DAVE BEAUVAIS, ASST DIR OF ENGINEERING, DBEAUVAIS@HEARST.COM 781-433-4352

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 16-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:12	11:12
Sunrise	06:41	11:41
Sunset	17:17	22:17
Evening civil twilight	17:46	22:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Feb-2025 12:13:55
Local (UTC-5)	16-Feb-2025 07:13:55

METAR

KOWD 8nm S	161153Z 07007G17KT 5SM RA BR BKN008 OVC013 02/M01 A2984 RMK AO2 RAB40FZRAE40 SLP104 6//// 7//// I1001 I6008 T00171006 10017 21022 58047 PNO $
KBOS 10nm E	161154Z 08017KT 3SM -RA BR BKN009 BKN013 OVC023 01/M01 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 P0007 60049 70088 T00111006 10011 21028 58045
KBED 10nm N	161151Z 04007KT 3/4SM R11/5500VP6000FT -SN BR OVC009 M03/M04 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP125 P0008 60037 70070 T10281039 11028 21044 58034 $

TAF

KBOS 10nm E	161130Z 1612/1718 08017G20KT 2SM -PLSN BR OVC008 FM161300 07016G24KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008 FM161800 07013G18KT 2SM SHRA OVC003 WS020/09045KT FM170200 25014G32KT P6SM BKN015 FM170600 27015G38KT P6SM SCT050 FM171600 27024G45KT P6SM SCT250
KBED 10nm N	161130Z 1612/1712 08011G19KT 1SM -PLSN BR OVC008 FM161300 08011G19KT 1SM -FZRA OVC003 FM161500 08011G20KT 2SM -RA OVC003 FM162100 05010G18KT 1 1/2SM RA OVC003 WS020/08035KT FM170200 25014G26KT P6SM BKN015 FM170400 26015G32KT 4SM BR SCT015

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