Tavares Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 28-48-02.0000N (28.800556)
Longitude: 
 081-43-40.0000W (-81.727778)
Elevation: 
 63.0 feet MSL (19 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.7 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. SE of Tavares, Florida
Found On: 
 Jacksonville Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
DANIEL CHARLES
150 E RUBY ST
TAVARES, FL 32778-1068
352-742-6267		 CITY OF TAVARES
201 EAST MAIN ST.
TAVARES, FL 32778-1068
352-742-6210

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 04/2010
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0900-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1063 feet (324 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 PIE
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.975
Unicom:  122.975

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Saint Petersburg(PIE)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FA1

    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
    4.4 Leesburg International Airport
    (LEE KLEE LEE)    		 287 294 100LL, Jet A
    6.5 Bob White Field Airport
    (X61)    		 127 134 100LL
    8.5 Umatilla Municipal Airport
    (X23)    		 28 35 100, 100LL
    9.5 Orlando Apopka Airport
    (X04)    		 126 133 100LL, Jet A
    25.8 Orlando Exec Airport
    (ORL KORL ORL)    		 126 133 100, 100LL, Jet A
    26.0 Orlando Sanford International Airport
    (SFB KSFB SFB)    		 92 99 100LL, Jet A
    28.3 Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field Airport
    (KDED DED)    		 55 62 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    31.0 Inverness Airport
    (KINF INF)    		 270 276 100LL, Jet A+
    31.3 Orlando International Airport
    (MCO KMCO MCO)    		 135 142 100LL, Jet A
    34.3 Kissimmee Gateway Airport
    (ISM KISM ISM)    		 153 160 100LL, Jet A
    34.3 Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field Airport
    (OCF KOCF OCF)    		 310 317 100LL, Jet A-1+
    37.5 Marion County Airport
    (X35)    		 294 300 100LL, Jet A+
    39.5 Spruce Creek Airport
    (7FL6)    		 64 71 100LL, Jet A+
    41.2 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
    (ZPH KZPH ZPH)    		 213 219 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    41.9 Daytona Beach International Airport
    (DAB KDAB DAB)    		 56 63 100LL, Jet A
    43.1 Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport
    (KBKV BKV)    		 243 249 100LL, Jet A
    43.5 Massey Ranch Airpark Airport
    (X50)    		 75 82 100LL, Jet A
    43.7 New Smyrna Beach Municipal (Jack Bolt Field) Airport
    (KEVB EVB)    		 69 76 100LL, Jet A
    44.0 Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
    (KOMN OMN)    		 46 53 100LL, Jet A
    44.3 Winter Haven Regional Airport
    (GIF KGIF GIF)    		 181 188 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS

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    Remarks

    A11 CONTACT PERSON: JOHN DRURY
    A110-1 FOR CD OR TO CNL IFR CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-825-3398.
    A110-2 (CONTACT TITLE) ARPT ADDRESS: 210 E. MAIN ST, TAVARES, FL 32778.
    E111 PROVIDED VFR OPNS, PUBLIC USE, SEAPLANE OPERATORS BE AWARE OF LEESBURG ARPT TO THE NORTHWEST.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09W/27W
    Longest Runway: 09W/27W is 3000 ft (914 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    FA1 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 09W/27W  3000 ft x 200 ft (914 m x 61 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 04/01/2010
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 09W

    Runway 27W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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