Tailwind Boston Seaplane Base

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METAR: METAR KBOS 211254Z 24015G24KT 10SM FEW090 SCT120 SCT180 BKN250 06/00 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T00610000

TAF: TAF KBOS 211120Z 2112/2218 23015G25KT P6SM BKN150 FM211600 27015G27KT P6SM SCT045 FM212300 29014G27KT P6SM FEW045 FM220600 30016G25KT P6SM FEW250

Reporting Station: KBOS (0.9 NM at True Heading of 51)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1010.6
Temperature: 6.1 C (42.98 F)
Dewpoint: 0 C (32 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 42-21-05.7000N (42.351583)
Longitude: 
 071-01-29.9000W (-71.024972)
Elevation: 
 0.0 feet MSL (0 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 14 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. E of Boston, Massachusetts
FAA Region: 
 ANE

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 01/2017
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1000 feet (305 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Burlington(BTV)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MA17

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    1.1 General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport
    (BOS KBOS BOS)    		 50 64 100LL, Jet A
    11.7 Norwood Meml Airport
    (OWD KOWD OWD)    		 214 228 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    13.7 Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport
    (BED KBED BED)    		 301 315 100LL, Jet A
    14.8 Beverly Regional Airport
    (BVY KBVY BVY)    		 19 33 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    21.8 Marshfield Municipal - George Harlow Field Airport
    (KGHG GHG)    		 134 148 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    22.4 Lawrence Municipal Airport
    (LWM KLWM LWM)    		 348 362 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    22.4 Mansfield Municipal Airport
    (1B9)    		 200 214 100LL
    22.8 Minute Man Air Field Airport
    (6B6)    		 286 300 100LL
    26.1 Hopedale Industrial Park Airport
    (1B6)    		 235 249 100LL
    28.7 Taunton Municipal/King Field Airport
    (KTAN TAN)    		 179 193 100LL
    29.7 Plymouth Municipal Airport
    (PYM KPYM PYM)    		 153 167 100LL, Jet A
    33.2 North Central State Airport
    (SFZ KSFZ SFZ)    		 218 232 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    33.7 Boire Field Airport
    (ASH KASH ASH)    		 320 334 100LL, Jet A-1+
    34.3 Sterling Airport
    (3B3)    		 277 291 100LL
    34.7 Fitchburg Municipal Airport
    (KFIT FIT)    		 290 304 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    37.6 Hampton Airfield Airport
    (7B3)    		 13 27 100LL, MOGAS
    38.1 Worcester Regional Airport
    (ORH KORH ORH)    		 262 276 100LL, Jet A
    39.3 Manchester Boston Regional Airport
    (MHT KMHT MHT)    		 332 346 100LL, Jet A
    39.5 Provincetown Municipal Airport
    (PVC KPVC PVC)    		 114 128 100LL, Jet A+
    40.6 New Bedford Regional Airport
    (EWB KEWB EWB)    		 175 189 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC BOSTON APCH AT 603-594-5551.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 14W/32W
    Longest Runway: 14W/32W is 3000 ft (914 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    MA17 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 14W/32W  3000 ft x 1000 ft (914 m x 305 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 08/11/2016
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 14W

    Runway 32W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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