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06I Patoka Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base
French Lick, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 06I
Lat/Long: 38-26-00.1990N 086-41-27.9680W
38-26.003317N 086-41.466133W
38.4333886,-86.6911022
(estimated)
Elevation: 536 ft. / 163 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 8 miles NW of FRENCH LICK, IN
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 47521

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1980
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at FRH (5 nm NE): 118.075 (812-936-2252)
WX AWOS-3PT at HNB (17 nm SW): 118.250 (812-683-4003)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MYSr328/(38.6)MYSTIC VOR108.2001W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 16000 x 3500 ft. / 4877 x 1067 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
402 W. WASHINGTON ST., RM W-255D
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
Phone (317) 232-0935
Manager: LT. KENTON TURNER
402 W. WASHINGTON ST., RM W-255D
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
Phone (317) 232-0935

Additional Remarks

- LOW ALT-HIGH SPEED MIL TRNG RTE ACTVTY. CTC FSS FOR INFO.
- SEAPLANE OPNS PROHIBITED SS-SR.
- LAKE USE PERMIT REQUIRED. CALL 812-685-2464.
- FOR CD CTC EVANSVILLE APCH AT 812-436-4690, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 06I.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFRH - French Lick Municipal Airport (5 nm NE)
KHNB - Huntingburg Airport (17 nm SW)
KTEL - Perry County Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
KDCY - Daviess County Airport (26 nm NW)
KBFR - Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo of 06I (Patoka Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base)
Photo by Don Hagan, with Ron Woolsey piloting
Photo taken 06-Oct-2006
looking east
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From to 06I

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5209:52
Sunrise06:2310:23
Sunset21:1201:12
Evening civil twilight21:4301:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Jun-2026 23:12:38
Local (UTC-4)  16-Jun-2026 19:12:38
 
METAR
KFRH 
5nm NE 		162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC075 20/15 A2976 RMK AO1
KHNB 
16nm SW 		162256Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM OVC080 A2977 RMK AO2 RAE00B33E48 SLPNO P0000 FZRANO $
TAF
KHNB 
16nm SW 		161740Z 1618/1718 23007KT P6SM SCT070 FM161900 24010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN070 TEMPO 1619/1621 6SM -SHRA OVC070 FM170000 19004KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1701/1704 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM171300 19011KT P6SM SCT250 FM171600 20015G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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