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WS01 Archie's Seaplane Base
Janesville, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: WS01
Lat/Long: 42-44-15.0310N 089-04-15.4050W
42-44.250517N 089-04.256750W
42.7375086,-89.0709458
(estimated)
Elevation: 768 ft. / 234 m (estimated)
Variation: 00W (1985)
From city: 4 miles NW of JANESVILLE, WI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 53545

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1972
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3 at JVL (7 nm S): PHONE 608-758-1723

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JVLr005/10.9JANESVILLE VOR/DME114.3003E
MSNr151/27.1MADISON VORTAC108.6003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROCK RIVER211/30.337101WRYV .-. -.-- ...-

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12W/30W

Dimensions: 7800 x 175 ft. / 2377 x 53 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 12W  RUNWAY 30W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 1000 ft.1000 ft.
Obstructions: pline, markedbridge

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ARCHIE H. HENKELMANN
4654 N RIVER RD RT 6
JANESVILLE, WI 53545
Phone 608-752-5474
Manager: ARCHIE H. HENKELMANN
4654 N RIVER RD RT 6
JANESVILLE, WI 53545
Phone 608-752-5474
EMAIL ADDRESS: SEAPLANEPILOT@CHARTER.NET (ALL LOWER CASE)

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WS01.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJVL - Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (7 nm S)
44C - Beloit Airport (15 nm S)
61C - Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)
87Y - Blackhawk Airfield (23 nm N)
KEFT - Monroe Municipal Airport (24 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1010:10
Sunrise05:4310:43
Sunset20:2301:23
Evening civil twilight20:5601:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2025 16:14:52
Local (UTC-5)  26-Jul-2025 11:14:52
 
METAR
KJVL 
8nm S 		261445Z 24006KT 5SM HZ BKN013 BKN035 OVC047 24/22 A3000
TAF
KJVL 
8nm S 		261120Z 2612/2712 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN008 TEMPO 2612/2614 3SM -RA OVC005 FM261400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN012 TEMPO 2614/2617 4SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM261700 22006KT P6SM BKN013 PROB30 2617/2620 4SM -TSRA OVC008CB FM262000 22006KT P6SM SCT035 FM270400 00000KT 3SM BR SCT250 FM270600 00000KT 1SM BR BKN250 FM271000 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN002
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