Archie's Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 42-44-15.0310N (42.737509)
Longitude: 
 089-04-15.4050W (-89.070946)
Elevation: 
 768.0 feet MSL (234 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.2 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. NW of Janesville, Wisconsin
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
ARCHIE H. HENKELMANN
4654 N RIVER RD RT 6
JANESVILLE, WI 53545
608-752-5474		 ARCHIE H. HENKELMANN
4654 N RIVER RD RT 6
JANESVILLE, WI 53545
608-752-5474

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 11/1972
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1768 feet (539 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near WS01

    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
    7.2 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
    (JVL KJVL JVL)    		 169 172 100LL, Jet A
    8.1 Jana Airport
    (58C)    		 358 361 80, 100LL
    15.1 Beloit Airport
    (44C)    		 162 165 100LL
    22.6 Blackhawk Airfield Airport
    (87Y)    		 347 350 100LL
    24.1 Monroe Municipal Airport
    (KEFT EFT)    		 252 255 100LL, Jet A+
    26.8 Dane County Regional/Truax Field Airport
    (MSN KMSN MSN)    		 334 337 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    27.0 Poplar Grove Airport
    (C77)    		 157 160 100LL
    27.9 Dacy Airport
    (0C0)    		 135 139 100LL
    30.1 Watertown Municipal Airport
    (KRYV RYV)    		 30 34 100LL, Jet A+
    30.3 Middleton Municipal/Morey Field Airport
    (C29)    		 318 321 100LL, Jet A+
    30.7 Freeport/Dornink Airport
    (IL47)    		 225 228 80, 100LL
    30.9 Grand Geneva Resort Airport
    (C02)    		 103 107 100LL, Jet A
    31.0 East Troy Municipal Airport
    (57C)    		 83 87 100LL, Jet A+
    31.3 Waunakee Airport
    (6P3)    		 327 330 100LL
    32.5 Chicago/Rockford International Airport
    (RFD KRFD RFD)    		 182 185 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    33.9 Burlington Municipal Airport
    (KBUU BUU)    		 94 98 100LL, Jet A+
    36.7 Galt Field Airport
    (10C)    		 122 126 100LL
    37.2 Albertus Airport
    (FEP KFEP FEP)    		 217 220 100LL, Jet A
    40.9 Waukesha County Airport
    (UES KUES UES)    		 63 67 100LL, Jet A+
    43.3 Cindy Guntly Meml Airport
    (62C)    		 83 87 100LL, Mogas

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    A15 EMAIL ADDRESS: SEAPLANEPILOT@CHARTER.NET (ALL LOWER CASE)

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 12W/30W
    Longest Runway: 12W/30W is 7800 ft (2377 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    WS01 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 12W/30W  7800 ft x 175 ft (2377 m x 53 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 12W

    Runway 30W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE BRIDGE
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    		 Marked
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 1000 1000

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Mogas
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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