Michigan Seaplane Base
41D · White Lake, Michigan · Oakland County · map
Michigan Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Michigan Seaplane LLC, 5 miles east of White Lake, Michigan, 980 feet above sea level. It has 5 water landing areas.
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What is the airport code for Michigan Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 41D.
Where is Michigan Seaplane Base?
It is 5 miles east of White Lake, Michigan, 980 feet above sea level.
Does Michigan Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Michigan Seaplane Base?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Walled Lake Flying Club and 150 Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Michigan Seaplane Base?
9 pilot examiners and 20 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 41D
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Michigan Seaplane LLC
- Elevation
- 980 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2022
Runways 5
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14W/32W | 4,530 × 200 ft | Water | |
| 12W/30W | 3,688 × 200 ft | Water | |
| 18W/36W | 3,515 × 200 ft | Water | |
| 13W/31W | 2,618 × 200 ft | Water | |
| 09W/27W | 2,006 × 200 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 120.5 |
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: Oakland County International (2 nm east), Oakland/Troy Airport (14 nm southeast), Bishop International (22 nm northwest), Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy (23 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Oakland County International (2 nm east), Oakland Southwest Airport (12 nm southwest), Oakland/Troy Airport (14 nm southeast), Prices Airport (16 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 Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When ptk the control tower is open operations contingent upon the provisions of the loa being adhered to: aircraft operating in/out of 41D must obtain ptk ATIS prior to ctcg ptk and communicate with ptk on frequency 120.5 bfr entering class D asp; ptk shall provide class D services while aircraft are trsng to/from 41D and are vsb from ptk; ptk does not provide airport traffic control services at 41D; ptk shall provide traffic information/alerts worlkoad pmtg.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in White Lake from the FAA register
40 aircraft are registered to owners in White Lake, Michigan: 34 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 glider, 1 business jet. 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 Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Walled Lake Flying Club 2 aircraft · Waterford, 3 miles away
- 150 Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Waterford, 3 miles away
- Land O Lakes Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Bloomfield Hills, 12 miles away
- Powerhawk Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Farmington Hills, 13 miles away
- Tooth & Go Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Farmington Hills, 13 miles away
- American Eagle Flying Club 2 aircraft · New Hudson, 14 miles away
Repair stations in White Lake:
- Canyon Oaks Propeller H & S Propeller is a propeller repair and overhaul shop based in White Lake, Michigan, operating since 1948.
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
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 20 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · CROSSWINDS AVIATION · Waterford Twp, MI (3 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- Gerald Leigh Stanley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · DCT Aviation · Waterford Township, MI (3 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · [email protected]
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (23 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight Training Center · Yipsilanti, MI (24 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Mark Richard Handren commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Ypsilanti, MI (24 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · [email protected]
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (29 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · [email protected]
- Sara Diane Bey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · East Michigan FSDO-GL-23/ EMI FSDO · Van Buren Charter Township, MI (29 nm) · (586) 201-9018 · [email protected]
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (30 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · [email protected]
All 58 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 White Lake 40 aircraft · 34 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 gliders
- Splashin LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Walled Lake Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- 150 Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Land O Lakes Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Canyon Oaks Propeller · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,221 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/41D.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 26, 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.