AirNav: 6MA8 - Acushnet River Seaplane Base

6MA8

Acushnet River Seaplane Base
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	6MA8
Lat/Long:	41-38-50.3740N 070-55-03.1370W 41-38.839567N 070-55.052283W 41.6473261,-70.9175381 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	16W (1990)
From city:	1 mile NE of NEW BEDFORD, MA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	02746

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at EWB (2.5 nm NW):	126.85 (508-992-0195)
WX ASOS at TAN (14 nm N):	132.675 (508-824-5005)
WX ASOS at FMH (18 nm E):	PHONE 508-968-6562
WX ASOS at UUU (18 nm SW):	132.075 (401-846-5910)
WX ASOS at PYM (18 nm NE):	135.625 (508-732-8358)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MVYr333/20.4		MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME		114.50		15W
PVDr115/23.4		PROVIDENCE VOR/DME		115.60		14W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 2W/20W

Dimensions:	3500 x 200 ft. / 1067 x 61 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 2W	RUNWAY 20W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions:	3500 x 200 ft. / 1067 x 61 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 16W	RUNWAY 34W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ISLAND SHUTTLE, INC. 123 R PURCHASE ST MIDDLEBORO, MA 02346 Phone 508-947-9339
Manager:	GID ALAN FISHER 123 R PURCHASE ST MIDDLEBORO, MA 02346 Phone 508-947-9339

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 6MA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (3 nm NW)
KTAN - Taunton Municipal Airport/King Field (14 nm N)
5B6 - Falmouth Airpark (17 nm E)
KFMH - Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (18 nm E)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (18 nm SW)
KPYM - Plymouth Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:39	09:39
Sunrise	06:08	10:08
Sunset	19:21	23:21
Evening civil twilight	19:49	23:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Apr-2025 13:21:57
Local (UTC-4)	13-Apr-2025 09:21:57

METAR

KEWB 3nm NW	131253Z 36010G23KT 330V030 10SM -RA OVC010 04/03 A2979 RMK AO2 CIG 006V013 SLP089 P0001 T00440028
KTAN 15nm N	131252Z AUTO 10SM -RA OVC012 03/02 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP097 P0001 T00330022
KUUU 18nm W	131253Z AUTO 01016G25KT 10SM -RA OVC008 04/02 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 01026/1243 CIG 006V013 SLP090 P0002 T00390022
KFMH 18nm E	130956Z 02015G25KT 7SM -RA OVC007 04/03 A2977
KPYM 18nm NE	131252Z AUTO 01015G28KT 10SM OVC010 04/02 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 02028/1211 RAE14 CIG 007V012 SLP093 P0001 T00390022

TAF

KFMH
18nm E

131120Z 1312/1412 02012G25KT 5SM -RA BR OVC005 FM131500 36016G30KT 5SM -RA BR OVC008 FM132000 34012G22KT 6SM -RA BR OVC010 FM132300 34009KT P6SM OVC030 FM140600 32009KT P6SM OVC035 AMD NOT SKED

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