Wamsetto Seaplane Base (27MA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:52 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTAN), 27MA is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wamsetto Seaplane Base in Berkley, MA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTAN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wamsetto Seaplane Base (27MA) is a seaplane base in Berkley, MA. 27MA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTAN, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPVD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTAN, 5.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTAN 281852Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 13/M01 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP303 T01331006
What changed at KTAN (nearest station)?
Since the 1752Z (1:52 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.44 → 30.42 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 27MA
Based on the nearest station (KTAN), 27MA is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately -800 ft (field elevation 0 ft). 27MA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPVD, about 15 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 3,500 ft | WATER | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 02 | 3,500 ft | WATER | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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27MA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/203,500 × 75 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 27MAWind
- 02
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
27MA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 27MA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1805/FL160/TP A319/TB MOD CHOP
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 27MA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTAN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 52%
- 02
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
27MA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTAN, 5.4 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 27MA
- City
- Berkley
- State
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.8206, -71.1147
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTAN
- TAF
- Nearest KPVD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wamsetto Seaplane Base (27MA)
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