South River Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 38-54-53.0000N (38.914722)
Longitude: 
 076-30-17.0000W (-76.504722)
Elevation: 
 0.0 feet MSL (0 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. SE of Edgewater, Maryland
Found On: 
 Washington Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
NICOLAS VELD
6024 N 5000E RD
MANTENO, IL 60950
 NICOLAS VELD
6024 N 5000E RD
MANTENO, IL 60950

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 09/1994
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/SR-SS
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1000 feet (305 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MD81

    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
    3.4 Lee Airport
    (ANP KANP ANP)    		 299 310 100LL
    9.0 Bay Bridge Airport
    (W29)    		 65 76 100LL
    12.6 Freeway Airport
    (W00)    		 277 288 100LL
    17.4 Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
    (BWI KBWI BWI)    		 334 345 100LL, Jet A
    19.9 College Park Airport
    (CGS KCGS CGS)    		 281 292 100LL, Jet A-1+
    21.4 Easton/Newnam Field Airport
    (ESN KESN ESN)    		 107 118 100LL, Jet A
    23.3 Potomac Airfield Airport
    (KVKX VKX)    		 244 255 100LL
    23.6 South Capitol Street Heliport
    (09W)    		 263 274 Jet A
    25.0 Martin State Airport
    (MTN KMTN MTN)    		 9 20 100LL, Jet A+
    25.2 Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport
    (DCA KDCA DCA)    		 261 272 Jet A
    30.0 Gooden Airpark Airport
    (KRJD RJD)    		 83 94 100LL
    31.6 Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport
    (CGE KCGE CGE)    		 135 146 100LL, Jet A
    32.7 Maryland Airport
    (2W5)    		 234 245 100LL, Jet A
    34.4 Montgomery County Airpark Airport
    (GAI KGAI GAI)    		 296 307 100LL, Jet A
    35.5 Fallston Airport
    (W42)    		 7 18 100LL
    36.0 Davis Airport
    (W50)    		 303 314 100LL
    40.8 Clearview Airpark Airport
    (2W2)    		 324 335 100LL
    41.6 Harford County Airport
    (0W3)    		 19 30 100LL, Jet A
    44.6 Washington Dulles International Airport
    (IAD KIAD IAD)    		 272 283 100LL, Jet A
    45.9 Delaware Airpark Airport
    (33N)    		 66 78 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-429-5882.
    E111 PRVDD SPB USED FOR DALGT OPNS, COORDINATE LDG AREA WITH AGENCIES WHO HAVE CONTROL OR JURISDICTION OVER THE WATERWAY, & OPERATE IN A MANNER TO MINIMIZE NOISE OVER RESIDENCES NEAR THIS FACILITY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 16W/34W
    Longest Runway: 16W/34W is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    MD81 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 16W/34W  5000 ft x 150 ft (1524 m x 46 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 16W

    Runway 34W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES
    Distance from End: 
    		 210

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL

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