Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base
MA6 · Halifax, Massachusetts · Plymouth County · map
Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 2 miles northwest of Halifax, Massachusetts, 52 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas.
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What is the airport code for Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is MA6.
Where is Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base?
It is 2 miles northwest of Halifax, Massachusetts, 52 feet above sea level.
Does Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Nantucket Memorial. Every route
Are there flight schools at Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Old Colony Flying Club INC and South Shore Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base?
6 pilot examiners and 21 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Monponsett Pond Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MA6
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17W/35W | 4,600 × 500 ft | Water, excellent | |
| 10W/28W | 3,200 × 300 ft | Water, excellent |
- Runway 17W: trees 53 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 35W: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 53 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 10W: power line 40 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 28W: trees 55 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Plymouth Municipal (8 nm southeast), Marshfield Municipal - George Harlow Field (9 nm northeast), Norwood Memorial (18 nm northwest), New Bedford Regional (21 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Plymouth Municipal (8 nm southeast), Marshfield Municipal - George Harlow Field (9 nm northeast), Taunton Muni/King Field (11 nm southwest), Myricks Airport (13 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Massachusetts · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR only
- Use ctn - cranland airport (28M) 1 MI north, conflicting traffic pattern.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1 departures from MA6 in those twelve months, carrying 4 passengers in 8 seats (50% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monponsett Pond → Nantucket Memorial MA6–ACK | 1 | 4 | LIMA NY Corp d/b/a Fly The Whale |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Halifax from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Halifax, Massachusetts: 9 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Old Colony Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Plymouth, 9 miles away
- South Shore Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · South Weymouth, 12 miles away South Shore Flying Club is a flying club based in Marshfield and Plymouth, Massachusetts, offering membership access to three well-maintained aircraft: a Piper Archer, Cessna Skyhawk, and Cessna 182 Skylane.
- Brockton Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Taunton, 13 miles away
- J B Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Weymouth, 14 miles away
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 21 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 3 aircrew program designees, 5 training center examiners.
- Alexander Crosett private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Plymouth, MA (8 nm) · (978) 807-7553 · [email protected]
- Derek Gerard Sunnerberg private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plymouth, MA (8 nm) · (508) 209-4715 · [email protected]
- Sean Anthony Brodeur private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Mike Goulian Aviation · Plymouth, MA (8 nm) · (413) 330-0058 · [email protected]
- Stephen Oakman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Middleborough, MA (8 nm) · (617) 755-4863 · [email protected]
- Michael George Goulian private pilot; airplanes · Plymouth,, MA (12 nm) · (617) 510-9328 · [email protected]
- Yoshitaka Murata private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Centerville, MA (31 nm) · (407) 885-0658 · [email protected]
All 42 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Halifax 10 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Old Colony Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- South Shore Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Brockton Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 1 flights in twelve months · LIMA NY Corp d/b/a Fly The Whale
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Massachusetts 987 since 1982 · 91 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Massachusetts 38 landing places
- Massachusetts 2,648 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MA6.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.