Lord Creek Seaplane Base

Location

Latitude:	41-21-05.3540N (41.351487)
Longitude:	072-21-18.3010W (-72.355084)
Elevation:	0.0 feet MSL (0 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	13.3 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -5.0 (Standard Time) UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. NW of Lyme, Connecticut
Found On:	New York Chart
FAA Region:	ANE

Contacts

Manager:	Privately owned:
	37-3 LHL LLC 59 JOSHUA LANE LYME, CT 06371 (203) 836-2806

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Private
Type:	Seaplane Base
Activation Date:	11/1979
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZBW (Boston)
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1000 feet (305 m)
NOTAM-D Service:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Bridgeport(BDR)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near CT78

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
13.7	GON	_ _ . _ _ _ _ .	Groton	VOR-DME	110.85	95	108
13.8	GON	_ _ . _ _ _ _ .	Groton	VOT	110.25	96	109
15.4	MAD	_ _ . _ _ . .	Madison	VOR-DME	110.40	261	274
19.4	HFD	. . . . . . _ . _ . .	Hartford	VOR-DME	114.90	333	346
20.2	ORW	_ _ _ . _ . . _ _	Norwich	VOR-DME	110.00	52	65
24.5	HVN	. . . . . . . _ _ .	New Haven	DME	109.8	257	270
26.0	HTO	. . . . _ _ _ _	Hampton	VORTAC	113.60	176	189
26.6	HFD	. . . . . . _ . _ . .	Hartford	VOT	108.20	330	343
28.3	FO	. . _ . _ _ _	Squir	NDB	400	198	211
32.3	CCC	_ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ .	Calverton	VOR-DME	114.55	218	231
33.3	FOK	. . _ . _ _ _ _ . _	Suffolk Co	TACAN	111.00	202	215
34.2	JWE	. _ _ _ . _ _ .	Clera	NDB	362	273	286
36.5	BDR	_ . . . _ . . . _ .	Bridgeport	VOR-DME	108.80	251	264
36.6	BDR	_ . . . _ . . . _ .	Bridgeport	VOT	109.25	252	265
36.8	SEY	. . . . _ . _ _	Sandy Point	VOR-DME	117.80	107	120
37.9	BDL	_ . . . _ . . . _ . .	Bradley	VOT	111.40	336	349
38.4	BDL	_ . . . _ . . . _ . .	Bradley	VORTAC	109.00	337	350
41.2	OP	_ _ _ . _ _ .	Old Field Point Light	NDB	316	237	250
42.9	PUT	. _ _ . . . _ _	Putnam	VOR-DME	117.40	32	45
47.2	PVD	. _ _ . . . . _ _ . .	Providence	VOR-DME	115.60	61	75

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
7.1	Chester Airport (KSNC SNC)	285	298	100LL
7.2	Goodspeed Airport (42B)	321	334	100LL
14.0	Groton-New London Airport (GON KGON GON)	95	109	100LL, Jet A
23.1	Mattituck Airport (21N)	198	211	100LL
23.3	Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (KMMK MMK)	294	307	100LL
24.6	Tweed/New Haven Airport (HVN KHVN HVN)	257	270	100LL, Jet A
24.8	Windham Airport (KIJD IJD)	18	32	100LL, Jet A+
24.8	Westerly State Airport (WST KWST WST)	90	104	100LL, Jet A
26.6	Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD KHFD HFD)	330	343	100LL, Jet A
30.6	Robertson Field Airport (4B8)	311	324	100LL, Jet A
32.9	Francis S Gabreski Airport (FOK KFOK FOK)	202	215	100LL, Jet A
34.7	Danielson Airport (KLZD LZD)	35	49	100LL
34.7	Ellington Airport (7B9)	352	365	100LL
35.9	Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC KOXC OXC)	282	295	100LL, Jet A
36.0	Skylark Airpark Airport (7B6)	344	357	100LL
36.6	Bridgeport/Sikorsky Airport (BDR KBDR BDR)	252	265	100LL, Jet A
38.2	Bradley International Airport (BDL KBDL BDL)	337	350	100LL, Jet A
38.8	Simsbury Airport (4B9)	330	343	100LL
39.3	Brookhaven Airport (WSH KHWV HWV)	216	229	100LL, Jet A
44.9	Quonset State Airport (KOQU OQU)	70	84	100LL, Jet A

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Remarks

A110-2	FOR CD CTC PROVIDENCE APCH AT 401-738-8945, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
E111	VFR USE ONLY.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	15W/33W
Longest Runway:	15W/33W is 2900 ft (884 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

CT78 Airport Runway Details

Waterway 15W/33W	2900 ft x 100 ft (884 m x 30 m)
Surface:	Water - No special surface treatment

	Waterway 15W	Runway 33W
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Object at End:		GND
Distance from End:		300

Services

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

FAA: CT78

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near CT78

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

CT78 Airport Runway Details

Waterway 15W

Runway 33W

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