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27MA

Wamsetto Seaplane Base
Berkley, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	27MA
Lat/Long:	41-49-14.0000N 071-06-53.0000W 41-49.233333N 071-06.883333W 41.8205556,-71.1147222 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	16W (1995)
From city:	2 miles SW of BERKLEY, MA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	02715

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1998
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 TAN (5 nm NE):	132.675 (508-824-5005)
WX ASOS at EWB (11 nm SE):	126.85 (508-992-0195)
WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (11 nm N):	118.675 (774-372-2047)
WX ASOS at PVD (15 nm SW):	124.2 (401-734-2818)
WX AWOS-3PT at SFZ (18 nm W):	120.775 (401-334-0324)
WX ASOS at PYM (18 nm E):	135.625 (508-319-1421)
WX ASOS at UUU (19 nm SW):	132.075 (401-846-5910)
WX AWOS-3PT at OQU (19 nm SW):	PHONE 401-294-2197

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PVDr082/15.2	PROVIDENCE VOR/DME	115.60	14W
BOSr206/32.7	BOSTON VOR/DME	112.70	16W
PUTr118/33.6	PUTNAM VOR/DME	117.40	14W
MVYr334/34.0	MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME	114.50	15W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 2W/20W

Dimensions:	3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 2W	RUNWAY 20W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOHN GAYNOR 73 POINT ST BERKLEY, MA 02779 Phone 774-766-1676
Manager:	DENNIS M BORGES 157 DEAN STREET TAUNTON, MA 02780 Phone (508) 509-2649

Additional Remarks

-	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 27MA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTAN - Taunton Municipal Airport/King Field (5 nm NE)
KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (11 nm SE)
1B9 - Mansfield Municipal Airport (11 nm N)
KPVD - Rhode Island TF Green International Airport (15 nm SW)
KSFZ - North Central State Airport (18 nm W)
KPYM - Plymouth Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (19 nm SW)
KOQU - Quonset State Airport (19 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:33	09:33
Sunrise	06:02	10:02
Sunset	19:26	23:26
Evening civil twilight	19:55	23:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Apr-2026 02:18:36
Local (UTC-4)	17-Apr-2026 22:18:36

METAR

KTAN 6nm NE	180152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00890078
KEWB 11nm SE	180153Z 05005KT 10SM OVC100 10/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01000083
KPVD 16nm SW	180151Z 05003KT 10SM FEW016 FEW120 11/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01110094
KPYM 18nm E	180152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00830078
KSFZ 18nm W	180156Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 09/ A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 T0089 $
KOQU 19nm SW	180150Z 00000KT 10SM FEW110 12/10 A3002 RMK AO2

TAF

KPVD
16nm SW

172058Z 1721/1818 05009KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040 FM180600 02008KT 4SM BR OVC004 FM181400 03010KT P6SM OVC010

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