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Airports · Indiana · seaplane base · FAA file effective October 29, 2026

St. Joseph River Seaplane Base

0IN · Elkhart, Indiana · Adams County · map

St. Joseph River Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 2 miles northeast of Elkhart, Indiana, 750 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.

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What is the airport code for St. Joseph River Seaplane Base?

Its FAA code is 0IN.

Where is St. Joseph River Seaplane Base?

It is 2 miles northeast of Elkhart, Indiana, 750 feet above sea level.

Does St. Joseph River Seaplane Base have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at St. Joseph River Seaplane Base?

2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Hatz Flying Club LLC and New Horizons Aviation INC. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to St. Joseph River Seaplane Base?

4 pilot examiners and 16 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 0IN
Kind
Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
Elevation
750 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Chicago sectional
In the FAA's files since
August 2020

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

10W28WN1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
10W/28W2,675 × 100 ftWater

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: Elkhart Municipal (3 nm northwest), Goshen Municipal (12 nm southeast), South Bend International (17 nm west), Three Rivers Muni/Dr Haines Airport (22 nm northeast).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Elkhart Municipal (3 nm northwest), Goshen Municipal (12 nm southeast), Nappanee Municipal (15 nm south), Jerry Tyler Memorial (15 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

  • Seaplane operations prohibited between sunset to sunrise. Exp hvy boat traffic between memorial day and labor day. Do not block boat ramps. Seaplane docking areas ltd.
  • Boating law admir.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Elkhart from the FAA register

49 aircraft are registered to owners in Elkhart, Indiana: 32 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 6 business jets, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twin. 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:

Angelone INC 7Marshall Aviation Services INC 2Hangar 39 LLC 2Bruce Alexander Company LLC 2

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Fuel and service companies in Elkhart, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

  • Hatz Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mishawaka, 12 miles away The Mishawaka Pilots Club is a flying club founded in 1947 and incorporated in 1949, based at 3C1 Airport in Elkhart, Indiana.
  • New Horizons Aviation INC 7 aircraft · Goshen, 14 miles away New Horizons Aviation is a flight school in Goshen, Indiana that offers flight training from private pilot to certified flight instructor level, discovery flights, aircraft rental, and on-site FAA knowledge testing.

Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.

All 28 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.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

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.

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Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.