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5MA0 Federal Center Heliport
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 5MA0
Lat/Long: 42-23-47.3450N 071-12-58.1990W
42-23.789083N 071-12.969983W
42.3964847,-71.2161664
(estimated)
Elevation: 220 ft. / 67 m (estimated)
Variation: 16W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE of WALTHAM, MA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 02452

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1987
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at BED (5 nm NW): 124.6 (781-372-5512)
WX ASOS at BOS (10 nm E): 135.0 (339-746-6855)
WX ASOS at OWD (13 nm S): 119.95 (781-762-4314)
WX ASOS at BVY (17 nm NE): 119.2 (978-921-5042)
WX ASOS at LWM (20 nm N): PHONE 978-687-8017

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BOSr299/10.3BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W
GDMr118/38.3GARDNER VOR/DME116.9514W
PUTr061/38.5PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 60 x 50 ft. / 18 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CORPS OF ENGINEERS NE DIV
424 TRAPELO RD
WALTHAM, MA 02254
Phone 617-647-8115
Manager: BRUCE E. ZAWACKI, TRANS OFCR
424 TRAPELO RD
WALTHAM, MA 02254

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 35' PLINE 360' SOUTH.
- FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5554.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5MA0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBED - Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (5 nm NW)
KBOS - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (10 nm E)
KOWD - Norwood Memorial Airport (13 nm S)
6B6 - Minute Man Air Field (14 nm W)
KBVY - Beverly Regional Airport (17 nm NE)
KLWM - Lawrence Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3409:34
Sunrise06:0310:03
Sunset19:2623:26
Evening civil twilight19:5523:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Apr-2025 20:17:01
Local (UTC-4)  16-Apr-2025 16:17:01
 
METAR
KBED 
6nm NW 		161851Z 27013G31KT 10SM BKN055 10/M03 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 26032/1820 SLP021 T01001033 $
KBOS 
9nm E 		161954Z 27017G26KT 10SM BKN050 11/M03 A2957 RMK AO2 PK WND 28031/1940 SLP011 T01061028
KOWD 
13nm S 		161953Z 26018G30KT 10SM BKN060 12/M03 A2959 RMK AO2 PK WND 30032/1941 SLP020 T01171033
KBVY 
17nm NE 		161953Z 28017G28KT 10SM BKN060 09/M02 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 28029/1915 SLP005 T00941017
KLWM 
20nm N 		161954Z 26011G24KT 10SM OVC055 09/M03 A2957 RMK AO2 PK WND 26030/1940 SLP012 T00941028
TAF
KBED 
6nm NW 		161720Z 1618/1718 27012G29KT P6SM BKN050 FM170000 28009KT P6SM SCT080 FM171500 29009G20KT P6SM SCT050
KBOS 
9nm E 		161720Z 1618/1724 27015G29KT P6SM BKN050 FM170300 27011G23KT P6SM SCT080 FM171800 29013G24KT P6SM SCT050
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