Big Long Lake Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-33-09.8100N (41.552725)
Longitude: 
 085-13-53.7000W (-85.231583)
Elevation: 
 940.0 feet MSL (287 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 5.9 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 07 N.M. N of Kendallville, Indiana
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
LT. KENTON TURNER
, 402 W. WASHINGTON ST.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
317 232 0935		 INDIANA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
402 W. WASHINGTON T.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
317 232 0935

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 02/2023
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1940 feet (591 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 HUF

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Terre Haute(HUF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 56I

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    5.0 Kendallville Municipal Airport
    (C62)    		 195 201 100LL, Jet A
    8.4 Tri-State Steuben County Airport
    (ANQ KANQ ANQ)    		 51 57 100LL, Jet A
    16.6 Auburn/Dekalb Exec Airport
    (KGWB GWB)    		 152 158 100LL, Jet A+
    18.2 Kirsch Municipal Airport
    (IRS KIRS IRS)    		 329 335 100LL, Jet A+
    24.8 Smith Field Airport
    (SMD KSMD SMD)    		 171 177 100LL, Jet A
    25.3 Goshen Municipal Airport
    (GSH KGSH GSH)    		 266 272 100LL, Jet A
    29.3 Three Rivers Municipal/Dr Haines Airport
    (HAI KHAI HAI)    		 326 332 100LL, Jet A
    32.1 Warsaw Municipal Airport
    (KASW ASW)    		 238 243 100LL, Jet A
    32.3 Nappanee Municipal Airport
    (C03)    		 258 263 100LL
    33.0 Williams County Airport
    (0G6)    		 98 104 100LL, Jet A+
    34.5 Fort Wayne International Airport
    (FWA KFWA FWA)    		 177 183 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    36.0 Elkhart Municipal Airport
    (EKI KEKM EKM)    		 286 291 100LL, Jet A
    36.4 Hillsdale Municipal Airport
    (KJYM JYM)    		 52 58 100LL, Jet A
    38.3 Defiance Meml Airport
    (DFI KDFI DFI)    		 109 115 100LL, Jet A+
    43.2 Huntington Municipal Airport
    (KHHG HHG)    		 193 199 100LL, Jet A
    43.3 Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
    (AZO KAZO AZO)    		 340 346 100LL, Jet A
    43.7 Brooks Field Airport
    (KRMY RMY)    		 16 22 100LL, UL94
    44.5 Mentone Airport
    (C92)    		 237 242 100LL
    45.2 Battle Creek Exec At Kellogg Field Airport
    (BTL KBTL BTL)    		 358 364 100LL, Jet A+
    47.6 Jerry Tyler Meml Airport
    (NLE 3TR)    		 291 296 100LL

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    Remarks

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 13W/31W
    Longest Runway: 13W/31W is 2675 ft (815 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    56I Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 13W/31W  2675 ft x 100 ft (815 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 02/09/2023
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 13W

    Runway 31W
    Elevation: 
    		 940.0 940.0
    Latitude: 
    		 41-33-18.3500N 41-33-01.2600N
    Longitude: 
    		 085-14-07.1200W 085-13-40.2900W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 130 310
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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