Rivers Bluff Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-41-00.6717N (41.68352)
Longitude: 
 076-16-30.2820W (-76.275078)
Elevation: 
 650.0 feet MSL (198 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11.6 W (as of June 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. NW of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania
Found On: 
 New York Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
ERIC SHAW
P.O. BOX 474, 176 COTTAGE LN
WYALUSING, PA 18853
607-237-6772		 ERIC SHAW
P.O. BOX 474, 176 COTTAGE LN
WYALUSING, PA 18853
607-237-6772

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 11/2025
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZNY (New York)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZNY (New York)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1650 feet (503 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Williamsport(IPT)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near PA86

    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
    8.4 Bradford County Airport
    (N27)    		 293 305 100LL, Jet A
    17.5 Skyhaven Airport
    (76N)    		 122 134 100LL
    25.0 Tri-Cities Airport
    (KCZG CZG)    		 18 30 100LL
    30.0 Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport
    (WBW KWBW WBW)    		 140 152 100LL, Jet A
    32.3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
    (AVP KAVP AVP)    		 129 141 100LL, Jet A
    34.1 Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field Airport
    (BGM KBGM BGM)    		 22 34 100LL, Jet A
    39.3 Williamsport Regional Airport
    (IPT KIPT IPT)    		 227 238 100LL, Jet A
    39.7 Elmira/Corning Regional Airport
    (ELM KELM ELM)    		 316 327 100LL, Jet A
    41.8 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport
    (N13)    		 189 200 100LL
    43.7 Hazleton Regional Airport
    (HZL KHZL HZL)    		 163 175 100LL, Jet A
    47.0 Cherry Ridge Airport
    (N30)    		 102 114 100LL
    47.1 Danville Airport
    (8N8)    		 200 211 80, 100LL
    48.1 Corning-Painted Post Airport
    (7N1)    		 308 319 100LL, Jet A+
    49.2 Ithaca Tompkins International Airport
    (ITH KITH ITH)    		 350 362 100LL, Jet A
    50.3 Grand Canyon Regional Airport
    (N38)    		 273 284 100LL, Jet A
    51.9 Pocono Mountains Regional Airport
    (MPO KMPO MPO)    		 128 140 100LL, Jet A
    53.4 Sidney Municipal Airport
    (SXY N23)    		 45 57 100LL, Jet A
    54.6 Cortland County/Chase Field Airport
    (CTX N03)    		 2 14 100LL, Jet A+
    57.3 Jake Arner Meml Airport
    (22N)    		 155 167 100LL, Jet A
    58.0 Beltzville Airport
    (14N)    		 149 161 100LL

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    Remarks

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 01W/19W
    Longest Runway: 01W/19W is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    PA86 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 01W/19W  5000 ft x 250 ft (1524 m x 76 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 11/04/2025
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 01W

    Runway 19W
    Elevation: 
    		 650.0 650.0
    Latitude: 
    		 41-40-35.9760N 41-41-25.3674N
    Longitude: 
    		 076-16-29.9640W 076-16-30.6000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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