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56I Big Long Lake Seaplane Base
Kendallville, Indiana, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 56I
Lat/Long: 41-33-09.8100N 085-13-53.7000W
41-33.163500N 085-13.895000W
41.5527250,-85.2315833
(estimated)
Elevation: 940 ft. / 287 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles N of KENDALLVILLE, IN
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 46795

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/2023
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at C62 (5 nm S): 119.925 (260-347-2967)
WX AWOS-3 at ANQ (8 nm NE): 118.175 (260-668-5630)
WX AWOS-3P at GWB (17 nm SE): 124.15 (260-925-8225)
WX AWOS-3 at IRS (18 nm NW): 121.325 (269-659-8715)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLKr036/(21.9)WEBSTER LAKE VOR110.4003W
FWAr003/34.5FORT WAYNE VORTAC117.8006W
GSHr087/35.8GOSHEN VORTAC113.7000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STURGIS154/18.138204WIRS .. .-. ...

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 13W/31W

Dimensions: 2675 x 100 ft. / 815 x 30 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 13W  RUNWAY 31W
Latitude: 41-33.305833N41-33.021000N
Longitude: 085-14.118667W085-13.671500W
Elevation: 940.0 ft.940.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 true310 true

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: INDIANA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
402 W. WASHINGTON T.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
Phone 317 232 0935
Manager: LT. KENTON TURNER
, 402 W. WASHINGTON ST.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
Phone 317 232 0935

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56I.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C62 - Kendallville Municipal Airport (5 nm S)
KANQ - Tri-State Steuben County Airport (8 nm NE)
KGWB - De Kalb County Airport (17 nm SE)
KIRS - Kirsch Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KOEB - Branch County Memorial Airport (24 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0210:02
Sunrise06:3210:32
Sunset20:4300:43
Evening civil twilight21:1301:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-May-2025 17:15:46
Local (UTC-4)  06-May-2025 13:15:46
 
METAR
KC62 
5nm S 		061635Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM -DZ BKN010 OVC024 10/08 A2997 RMK AO2 T01020091
KANQ 
8nm NE 		061655Z AUTO 28009G17KT 260V330 5SM -RA BR SCT013 SCT018 12/12 A2994 RMK AO2 P0001
KGWB 
17nm SE 		061655Z AUTO 27012KT 7SM -RA BR BKN025 BKN033 BKN070 12/11 A2995 RMK AO2
KIRS 
17nm NW 		061655Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM -RA SCT065 BKN075 OVC095 13/10 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KFWA 
35nm S 		061432Z 0615/0712 28012G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM061700 28014G21KT P6SM BKN060 FM062300 28006KT P6SM BKN100
KAZO 
43nm N 		061120Z 0612/0712 30009KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 TEMPO 0613/0617 5SM -SHRA BR BKN030 FM062000 29010KT P6SM SCT050 FM070200 30003KT P6SM SKC
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