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MA65 Island Air Service Seaplane Base
Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MA65
Lat/Long: 41-46-18.3700N 070-52-23.1390W
41-46.306167N 070-52.385650W
41.7717694,-70.8730942
(estimated)
Elevation: 53 ft. / 16 m (estimated)
Variation: 16W (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of ROCHESTER, MA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 02770

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1961
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 EWB (7 nm SW): 126.85 (508-992-0195)
WX ASOS at TAN (9 nm NW): 132.675 (508-824-5005)
WX ASOS at PYM (10 nm NE): 135.625 (508-732-8358)
WX ASOS at FMH (17 nm SE): PHONE 508-968-6562
WX AWOS-3PT at 1B9 (20 nm NW): 118.675 (774-372-2047)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PVDr097/25.1PROVIDENCE VOR/DME115.6014W
MVYr348/25.4MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME114.5015W
BOSr188/35.5BOSTON VOR/DME112.7016W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PROVINCETOWN254/34.038916WPVC .--. ...- -.-.
NAUSET293/39.927916WCQX -.-. --.- -..-

Seaplane Base Services

Parking: buoy

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: rightright

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 4000 x 500 ft. / 1219 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: rightright
Obstructions: 200 ft. hillnone

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: VIRGINIA D. GINGRASS
103 NORTH STREET
MATTAPOISETT, MA 02739
Phone 508-758-3248
Manager: Phone 508-758-3248

Additional Remarks

- UNMARKED ROCKS IN POND.
- CNTLG OBSTNS: 75' TREES BORDERING POND.
- 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 MA65.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (7 nm SW)
KTAN - Taunton Municipal Airport/King Field (9 nm NW)
KPYM - Plymouth Municipal Airport (10 nm NE)
KFMH - Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (17 nm SE)
5B6 - Falmouth Airpark (19 nm SE)
1B9 - Mansfield Municipal Airport (20 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Oct-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1610:16
Sunrise06:4310:43
Sunset18:2222:22
Evening civil twilight18:4922:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Oct-2025 00:25:41
Local (UTC-4)  03-Oct-2025 20:25:41
 
METAR
KEWB 
6nm SW 		032353Z 23005KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01500122 10206 20150 55002 $
KTAN 
9nm NW 		032352Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01610117 10211 20161 55001
KPYM 
11nm NE 		032352Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01500117 10211 20150 53001
KFMH 
18nm SE 		032356Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3023
TAF
KFMH 
18nm SE 		031720Z 0318/0418 25015G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM040100 23009KT P6SM SKC FM041200 28005KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED
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