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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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

 
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 - 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 11-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:3712:37
Sunrise08:0813:08
Sunset17:3022:30
Evening civil twilight18:0123:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Jan-2026 22:48:04
Local (UTC-5)  11-Jan-2026 17:48:04
 
METAR
KC62 
5nm S 		112235Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM OVC025 00/M04 A3033 RMK AO2 T10051043
KGWB 
17nm SE 		112235Z AUTO 28012KT 10SM OVC028 M00/M03 A3033 RMK AO2
KIRS 
17nm NW 		112235Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM OVC024 M00/M04 A3033 RMK AO2
TAF
KFWA 
35nm S 		112048Z 1121/1218 28015KT P6SM VCSH SCT022 BKN035 FM112200 27010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 FM120800 23015G22KT P6SM BKN200 FM121700 24014KT P6SM SCT250
KAZO 
43nm N 		111730Z 1118/1218 32019G26KT P6SM VCSH SCT019 BKN026 OVC035 FM112200 29010KT P6SM BKN025 FM120100 24010KT P6SM BKN015 FM120700 22012KT P6SM FEW025 BKN070 FM121600 24013G21KT P6SM FEW250
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