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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

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-3P 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

 
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 317-605-6023
Manager: BRIAN BAILEY
402 W. WASHINGTON ST., 402 W. WASHINGTON ST.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
Phone 317-605-6023
BOATING LAW ADMIR.

Additional Remarks

- SEAPLANE OPS PROHIBITED BTN SS-SR. EXP HVY BOAT TFIC BTN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY. DO NOT BLOCK BOAT RAMPS. SEAPLANE DOCKING AREAS LTD.

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 - Auburn/Dekalb Executive 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 02-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4110:41
Sunrise07:0911:09
Sunset20:1200:12
Evening civil twilight20:4100:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Sep-2026 11:04:30
Local (UTC-4)  02-Sep-2026 07:04:30
 
METAR
KC62 
5nm S 		021035Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2 T02260213
KANQ 
8nm NE 		021055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 21/21 A3001 RMK AO2
KGWB 
17nm SE 		021055Z AUTO 25003KT 9SM CLR 23/23 A3001 RMK AO2
KIRS 
17nm NW 		021056Z AUTO 19003KT 9SM CLR 22/21 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KFWA 
35nm S 		020520Z 0206/0306 22006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM021500 23011KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250
KAZO 
43nm N 		020537Z 0206/0306 20004KT P6SM SCT090 BKN250 FM020800 23004KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT090 BKN250 FM021030 24005KT 5SM BR BKN070 FM021330 24008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM021700 25010G20KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM030200 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
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