BAF—Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport
Westfield, Massachusetts · Medium Airport
Elevation
271 ft
Longest Runway
9,000 ft
ASP
Lighting
Yes
Night operations
ICAO
KBAF
IATA
BAF
Coordinates
42.158, -72.716
Aircraft Storage Costs
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Fuel Prices — Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Insurance Requirements
Liability Required
No
Hull Required
No
Airport Requirements
Many Massachusetts airports and FBOs require proof of liability insurance ($1M minimum) for based aircraft and transient operations.
Massachusetts adopted the Uniform Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act (Gen. Laws Ch. 90, §49B-49T). This is a post-accident security requirement — NOT a pre-flight insurance mandate. After an accident, the state may require a security deposit within 30 days. Minimums are extremely low ($5,000 per person, $10,000 per occurrence, $5,000 property damage) — unchanged since adoption in the 1950s. Pre-flight insurance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.
Nearby Airports
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Hadley · 1,600 ft
28MA Cannizzaro Field
Southwick · 1,600 ft
31MA Norm's Field
Belchertown · 1,300 ft
3MA2 Baines Airport
Middlefield · 2,200 ft
0B5 Turners Falls Airport
Montague · 3,200 ft
7B2 Northampton Airport
Northampton · 3,365 ft
ORE Orange Municipal Airport
Orange · 5,002 ft
MA43 Morehaven Airport
Granville · 1,170 ft
MA77 Blueberry Hill Airport
Washington · 1,800 ft
MA80 Mundale Airport
Westfield · 1,600 ft
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