Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base
43I · Peru, Indiana · Wabash County · map
Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Dept of Natural Resources, 6 miles southeast of Peru, Indiana, 737 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 43I.
Where is Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base?
It is 6 miles southeast of Peru, Indiana, 737 feet above sea level.
Does Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base?
7 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base…
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 43I
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Dept of Natural Resources
- Elevation
- 737 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1980
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 14,500 × 1,000 ft | Water, good |
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: Wabash Municipal (7 nm northeast), Peru Municipal (11 nm northwest), Kokomo Municipal (12 nm southwest), Marion Municipal - Mckinney Field (17 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Wabash Municipal (7 nm northeast), Grissom Arb Airport (11 nm west), Peru Municipal (11 nm northwest), Kokomo Municipal (12 nm southwest).
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
- And miami county.
- Seaplane operations prohibited between sunset and sunrise.
- Ingress/egress shd be coordd with grissom afb app control 120.0.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Peru from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Peru, Indiana: 11 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Peru:
- Dean Baldwin Painting LP Dean Baldwin Painting provides aircraft painting and refinishing services for commercial, regional, military, and corporate aircraft.
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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 7 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 9 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 training center evaluators, 20 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- John Denny Green private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Muncie Aviation · Muncie, IN (37 nm) · (765) 744-2844 · [email protected]
- David John Mino private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport - UMP · Fishers, IN (44 nm) · (317) 691-3872 · [email protected]
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (45 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · [email protected]
- James Carroll Buehler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Indianapolis Executive Airport TYQ · Zionsville, IN (46 nm) · (317) 225-2757 · [email protected]
- John Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jet Access - TYQ · Zionsville, IN (46 nm) · (812) 596-4627 · [email protected]
- Brian Glenn Dillman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN (48 nm) · (765) 409-4501 · [email protected]
- Larry Wayne Gross private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN (48 nm) · (765) 476-6603 · [email protected]
All 44 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.
- 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 Peru 20 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- American Huey 369 INC 6 aircraft in town
- Dean Baldwin Painting LP · repair station
- 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/43I.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.