Airports / Massachusetts / UWA
Ware Airport
UWAWare, MassachusettsELEV 483 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#7 / 21
Massachusetts airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 407 Google ratings — ranked against 21 rated MA fields.
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ware Airport (UWA) is a general aviation field serving Ware, Massachusetts. The field lies at an elevation of 483 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
UWA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Worcester Regional Airport (ORH, 15 nm), Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF, 15 nm), and Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF, 23 nm).
Quotes for flights out of UWA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from UWA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“For me, the airport serves a solid purpose; it is local, up to 24 hr parking free (otherwise $7 a day), and gets me home quickly.”
Giselle G4★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“The Worc bus service picks up and drops off for free.”
Giselle G4★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Ware Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
MA53
IATA
UWA
FAA / Local
MA53
Elevation
483 ft
Coordinates
42.2820° N · 72.2148° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MA fields
state range 9–1,188 ft
At 483 ft, UWA sits higher than 75% of the 20 Massachusetts fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmORHWorcester Regional AirportWorcester
- 15nmCEFWestover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve BaseChicopee
- 23nmBAFWestfield-Barnes Regional AirportWestfield
- 29nmBDLBradley International AirportHartford
- 37nmEENDillant Hopkins AirportKeene
- 38nmHFDHartford Brainard AirportHartford
Location
Open the full mapMA53 · Ware Airport · Ware, MA
From the ramp
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