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MA17 Tailwind Boston Seaplane Base
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: MA17
Lat/Long: 42-21-05.7000N 071-01-29.9000W
42-21.095000N 071-01.498333W
42.3515833,-71.0249722
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile E of BOSTON, MA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 02127

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at BOS (1.1 nm NE): 135.0 (339-746-6855)
WX ASOS at OWD (12 nm SW): 119.95 (781-762-4314)
WX ASOS at BED (14 nm NW): 124.6 (781-372-5512)
WX ASOS at BVY (15 nm N): 119.2 (978-921-5042)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BOSr273/1.6BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PROVINCETOWN311/39.538916WPVC .--. ...- -.-.

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions: 3000 x 1000 ft. / 914 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 14W  RUNWAY 32W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TAILWIND AIR SERVICE, LLC
125 N MAIN STREET, SECOND FLOOR
PORT CHESTER, NY 10573
Phone 913-515-8066
Manager: MICHAEL SIEGEL
125 N MAIN STREET, SECOND FLOOR
PORT CHESTER, NY 10573
Phone 913-515-8066

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5551.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MA17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBOS - General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (1 nm NE)
KOWD - Norwood Memorial Airport (12 nm SW)
KBED - Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport (14 nm NW)
KBVY - Beverly Regional Airport (15 nm N)
KGHG - Marshfield Municipal Airport - George Harlow Field (22 nm SE)
  
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From to MA17

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2910:29
Sunrise06:5710:57
Sunset18:4922:49
Evening civil twilight19:1723:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Mar-2026 11:46:21
Local (UTC-4)  15-Mar-2026 07:46:21
 
METAR
KBOS 151054Z 32008KT 10SM FEW030 BKN150 BKN250 01/M07 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP315 T00061072
KOWD 
12nm SW 		151053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M08 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP316 T00001078
KBED 
14nm NW 		151051Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP325 T10111072 $
KBVY 
15nm N 		151053Z 31003KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP311 T10061067
TAF
KBOS 150859Z 1509/1612 30010KT P6SM BKN150 FM151500 07008KT P6SM SCT140 FM151800 12011KT P6SM BKN220 FM160300 15008KT P6SM SCT220 FM160600 13011G18KT P6SM BKN020 FM161000 12014G25KT 4SM RA BR OVC010 WS020/15040KT
KBED 
14nm NW 		150520Z 1506/1606 29007KT P6SM SKC FM151200 34003KT P6SM BKN220 FM151700 12007KT P6SM BKN100
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