Floathaven Seaplane Base
0W7 · Bellingham, Washington · Whatcom County · map
Floathaven Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Mellemark INC., 6 miles southeast of Bellingham, Washington, 307 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Floathaven Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 0W7.
Where is Floathaven Seaplane Base?
It is 6 miles southeast of Bellingham, Washington, 307 feet above sea level.
Does Floathaven Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Floathaven Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Chuckanut Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Floathaven Seaplane Base?
4 pilot examiners and 7 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 0W7
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Mellemark INC.
- Elevation
- 307 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 21E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1962
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12W/30W | 10,000 × 4,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Bellingham International (9 nm northwest), Skagit Regional (16 nm south), Abbotsford Airport (17 nm north), Anacortes Airport (19 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Bellingham International (9 nm northwest), Lynden Muni/Jansen Field (14 nm north), Skagit Regional (16 nm south), Abbotsford Airport (17 nm north).
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 Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 5/15/59.
- Canoe, sailboat, drone and hang glider acty in vicinity of airport.
- Land and take off in the center of the lake.
- Avoid flying over noise sensitive areas during to/landing
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bellingham from the FAA register
199 aircraft are registered to owners in Bellingham, Washington: 134 piston singles, 25 business jets, 15 piston twins, 12 turboprops, 7 helicopters. 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 Washington.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Bellingham, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Chuckanut Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Bellingham, 10 miles away Chuckanut Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Bellingham International Airport in Washington State.
Repair stations in Bellingham:
- Acuren Inspection INC
- Amentum Services INC
- Bellingham Aviation Services, LLC
- Jansma Design, LLC Six Pack Aero is an FAA Part 145 repair station based at Bellingham International Airport in Washington.
- Northwest Heli Structures, Incorporated
- Waypoint Avionics
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, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 13 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Travis Paul Holland private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Shepherd Aero · Bellingham, WA (9 nm) · (360) 719-5805 · [email protected]
- Summer Martell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Port Townsend, WA (45 nm) · (360) 531-1726 · [email protected]
- Cecilia Aragon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Seattle Paine Field International Airport · Everett, WA (50 nm) · (510) 779-2722 · [email protected]
- Jelica Matic private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Regal Air · Everett, WA (50 nm) · (808) 364-4643 · [email protected]
All 29 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 Bellingham 199 aircraft · 134 piston singles, 25 business jets, 15 piston twins
- Kenmore Crew Leasing INC Trustee 59 aircraft in town
- Altair Advanced Industries INC 7 aircraft in town
- Bellingham Aviation Services LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Apogee Flight INC 3 aircraft in town
- Bellingham Aviation Services LLC 5 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Tomahawk Aero Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Chuckanut Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Acuren Inspection INC · repair station
- Amentum Services INC · repair station
- Bellingham Aviation Services, LLC · repair station
- Jansma Design, LLC · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/0W7.json.
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 29, 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.