Acushnet River Seaplane Base (6MA8)

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Acushnet River Seaplane Base (6MA8)

6MA8

Acushnet River Seaplane Base (6MA8)

New Bedford, MA

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	6MA8
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	070-55-03.1370W/41-38-50.3740N -70.917538/41.647326 (Estimated)
From nearest city	1 nautical miles NE of New Bedford, MA
Location	Bristol County, MA
Magnetic Variation	16W (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Island Shuttle, Inc.
Address	123 R Purchase St Middleboro, MA 02346
Phone number	508-947-9339
Manager	Gid Alan Fisher
Address	123 R Purchase St Middleboro, MA 02346
Phone number	508-947-9339

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	New York
Region	ANE - New England
Boundary ARTCC	ZBW - Boston
Tie-in FSS	BDR - Bridgeport
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway 02/20

Dimensions	3500 x 200 ft (1067 x 61 m)
Surface	WATER

	02	20
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Runway 16/34

Dimensions	3500 x 200 ft (1067 x 61 m)
Surface	WATER

	16	34
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
ORW	FAN MARKER	Canton		0.00	15W	32.5 nm
FFF	NDB	Plymouth		257.00	16W	13.1 nm
TAN	NDB	Taunton		227.00	16W	14.5 nm
IHM	NDB	Mansfield		220.00	16W	24.8 nm
IMR	NDB	Marshfield		368.00	16W	29.2 nm
SFZ	NDB	Central		241.00	15W	30.4 nm
PVC	NDB	Provincetown		389.00	16W	40.1 nm
TUK	NDB	Nantucket		194.00	15W	40.3 nm
CQX	NDB	Nauset		279.00	16W	41.7 nm
LQ	NDB	Lyndy		382.00	16W	48.4 nm
SKR	NDB	Shaker Hill		251.00	16W	50.0 nm
FMH	TACAN	Otis	105X	0.00	15W	18.1 nm
NZW	TACAN	South Weymouth	061X	0.00	15W	30.2 nm
MVY	VOR/DME	Marthas Vineyard	092X	114.50	15W	20.4 nm
SEY	VOR/DME	Sandy Point	125X	117.80	15W	41.4 nm
LFV	VOR/DME	Marconi	094X	114.70	16W	45.3 nm
PUT	VOR/DME	Putnam	121X	117.40	14W	45.5 nm
ACK	VOR/DME	Nantucket	109X	116.20	15W	45.7 nm
ORW	VOR/DME	Norwich	037X	110.00	14W	48.9 nm
PVD	VORTAC	Providence	103X	115.60	14W	23.4 nm
BOS	VORTAC	Boston	074X	112.70	16W	42.8 nm
PVD	VOT	Providence		108.20		23.3 nm
BOS	VOT	Boston Logan Intl		111.00		44.1 nm

Remarks

VFR OPS ONLY