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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 09-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5809:58
Sunrise06:2910:29
Sunset20:4600:46
Evening civil twilight21:1701:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2026 23:06:03
Local (UTC-4)  09-May-2026 19:06:03
 
METAR
KC62 
5nm S 		092235Z AUTO 24007G15KT 10SM SCT090 18/10 A2968 RMK AO2 T01890100
KANQ 
8nm NE 		092255Z AUTO 24017KT 10SM FEW075 22/06 A2965 RMK AO2
KGWB 
17nm SE 		092255Z AUTO 25006KT 6SM -RA BR FEW050 SCT090 SCT110 16/15 A2967 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW PRESRR P0012 VIS M1/4V5
KIRS 
17nm NW 		092255Z AUTO 26012G17KT 10SM SCT080 BKN100 20/06 A2965 RMK AO2
TAF
KFWA 
35nm S 		091720Z 0918/1018 24015G27KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 PROB30 0921/0924 4SM -TSRA BKN045CB FM100000 29007KT P6SM BKN070 FM100400 32005KT P6SM SCT250
KAZO 
43nm N 		092049Z 0921/1018 25014G22KT P6SM BKN090 FM100000 30008KT P6SM FEW100 FM101400 32006KT P6SM FEW080
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