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MA53

Ware Airport
Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MA53
Lat/Long:	42-16-55.3310N 072-12-53.2860W 42-16.922183N 072-12.888100W 42.2820364,-72.2148017 (estimated)
Elevation:	483 ft. / 147.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	15W (1985)
From city:	2 miles NE of WARE, MA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	01082

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at ORH (15 nm E):	PHONE 508-767-5851
WX ASOS at ORE (18 nm N):	135.675 (978-544-6774)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
GDMr218/17.3	GARDNER VOR/DME	116.95	14W
BAFr086/23.4	BARNES VORTAC	113.00	14W
PUTr334/25.6	PUTNAM VOR/DME	117.40	14W
CTRr104/32.6	CHESTER VOR/DME	115.10	13W

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	2030 x 150 ft. / 619 x 46 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RICHARD AND JOAN O'RILEY PO BOX 782 265 CHURCH ST WARE, MA 01082 Phone 413-461-6881 OWNER LIVES AT ARPT.
Manager:	RICHARD AND JOAN O'RILEY PO BOX 782 265 CHURCH ST WARE, MA 01082 Phone 413-461-6881

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MA53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3B0 - Southbridge Municipal Airport (13 nm SE)
KORH - Worcester Regional Airport (15 nm E)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (15 nm W)
KORE - Orange Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
7B2 - Northampton Airport (18 nm W)
KGDM - Gardner Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:01	11:01
Sunrise	06:30	11:30
Sunset	16:35	21:35
Evening civil twilight	17:04	22:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Nov-2026 07:01:12
Local (UTC-5)	07-Nov-2026 02:01:12

METAR

KCEF 14nm W	070655Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM R23/2800V3000FT FG VV004 15/15 A2976 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V1 CIG 002 RWY05 SLP081 T01520146
KORH 15nm E	070654Z AUTO 34004KT 3SM RA BR OVC003 16/15 A2980 RMK AO2 RAE0559B43 SLP088 P0003 T01560150
KORE 17nm N	070652Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR SCT009 OVC013 14/14 A2981 RMK AO2 VIS 1 3/4V5 SLP095 T01440144
KBAF 23nm W	070653Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR FEW004 BKN007 OVC017 14/14 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T01440144
KFIT 26nm NE	070652Z AUTO 03004KT 5SM -RA BR OVC009 16/16 A2980 RMK AO2 RAB03 SLP090 P0004 T01610156

TAF

KCEF
14nm W

070100Z 0701/0807 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA BR FEW007 SCT015 OVC060 510105 QNH2973INS TEMPO 0701/0706 3200 SHRA BR SCT005 OVC015 BECMG 0705/0706 VRB06KT 4800 BR SCT007 OVC015 510105 QNH2970INS TEMPO 0706/0713 0400 FG BKN007 OVC015 BECMG 0712/0713 36006KT 6000 -SHRA BR BKN007 OVC015 510105 QNH2964INS BECMG 0717/0718 33006KT 6000 -SHRA BR FEW007 SCT015 OVC020 510105 QNH2962INS TEMPO 0718/0724 3200 -SHRA BR BKN007 OVC015 TX18/0718Z TN12/0711Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0704 NEXT 0713

KORH
15nm E

070533Z 0706/0806 00000KT P6SM SCT028 SCT050 OVC090 FM070800 31004KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM071200 02005KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM071700 01004KT 4SM BR BKN008 FM072300 29006KT 4SM BR OVC008 FM080200 27007KT 2SM BR OVC003

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