Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base
01H · Culver, Indiana · Marshall County · map
Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Indiana Dept of Natural Resources, 3 miles southeast of Culver, Indiana, 733 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 01H.
Where is Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles southeast of Culver, Indiana, 733 feet above sea level.
Does Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base?
2 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 01H
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Indiana Dept of Natural Resources
- Elevation
- 733 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, unattndd
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2007
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12W/30W | 7,000 × 2,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Plymouth Municipal (11 nm northeast), Arens Field (12 nm southwest), Fulton County (13 nm southeast), Starke County (14 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Plymouth Municipal (11 nm northeast), Arens Field (12 nm southwest), Fulton County (13 nm southeast), Starke County (14 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Indiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided clear 20:1 approaches and all traffic patterns to the south.
- All traffic remain south of the sealane.
- Boating law administrator.
- Seaplane operations prohibited between sunset to sunrise. Expect heavy boat traffic between memorial day and labor day. Do not block boat ramps, seaplane docking areas limited.
- 170 feet tower 2000 feet north of the Lake.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Culver from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Culver, Indiana: 2 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Eagle Flight School - VPZ · Valparaiso, IN (31 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · [email protected]
- Keegan Starkey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Valparaiso, IN (31 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
All 13 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Culver 5 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Schaller AG Enterprises INC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 176 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Indiana 131 landing places
- Indiana 5,695 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/01H.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.