Jones Brothers East Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 28-47-38.7900N (28.794108)
Longitude: 
 081-39-10.5900W (-81.652942)
Elevation: 
 65.0 feet MSL (20 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.8 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. SW of Mount Dora, Florida
Found On: 
 Jacksonville Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
ROB GALLOWAY
150 E RUBY ST
TAVARES, FL 32778
352-508-1800		 ROB GALLOWAY
150 E RUBY ST
TAVARES, FL 32778
352-508-1800

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 08/2017
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1065 feet (325 m)

Based Aircraft

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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 FD68

    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
    3.7 Bob White Field Airport
    (X61)    		 160 167 100LL
    6.5 Orlando Apopka Airport
    (X04)    		 144 151 100LL, Jet A
    7.8 Umatilla Municipal Airport
    (X23)    		 0 7 100, 100LL
    8.4 Leesburg International Airport
    (LEE KLEE LEE)    		 281 288 100LL, Jet A
    22.0 Orlando Sanford International Airport
    (SFB KSFB SFB)    		 92 99 100LL, Jet A
    22.5 Orlando Exec Airport
    (ORL KORL ORL)    		 131 138 100, 100LL, Jet A
    25.4 Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field Airport
    (KDED DED)    		 49 56 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    28.4 Orlando International Airport
    (MCO KMCO MCO)    		 140 147 100LL, Jet A
    32.3 Kissimmee Gateway Airport
    (ISM KISM ISM)    		 159 166 100LL, Jet A
    35.0 Inverness Airport
    (KINF INF)    		 271 277 100LL, Jet A+
    36.2 Spruce Creek Airport
    (7FL6)    		 61 68 100LL, Jet A+
    37.6 Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field Airport
    (OCF KOCF OCF)    		 307 314 100LL, Jet A-1+
    38.9 Daytona Beach International Airport
    (DAB KDAB DAB)    		 53 60 100LL, Jet A
    39.8 Massey Ranch Airpark Airport
    (X50)    		 73 80 100LL, Jet A
    40.2 New Smyrna Beach Municipal (Jack Bolt Field) Airport
    (KEVB EVB)    		 66 73 100LL, Jet A
    41.3 Marion County Airport
    (X35)    		 293 299 100LL, Jet A+
    41.5 Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
    (KOMN OMN)    		 42 49 100LL, Jet A
    43.1 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
    (ZPH KZPH ZPH)    		 218 224 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    44.2 Winter Haven Regional Airport
    (GIF KGIF GIF)    		 186 193 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    44.2 Arthur Dunn Air Park Airport
    (X21)    		 103 110 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-852-7553.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 12W/30W
    Longest Runway: 12W/30W is 4000 ft (1219 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    FD68 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 12W/30W  4000 ft x 200 ft (1219 m x 61 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 02/09/2017
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 12W

    Runway 30W
    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
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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