Clear Lake Seaplane Base
57P · Clear Lake, Indiana · Steuben County · map
Clear Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by In Dept of Natural Resources, 2 miles west of Clear Lake, Indiana, 1,037 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Clear Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 57P.
Where is Clear Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 2 miles west of Clear Lake, Indiana, 1,037 feet above sea level.
Does Clear Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Clear Lake Seaplane Base?
7 pilot examiners and 12 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 57P
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- In Dept of Natural Resources
- Elevation
- 1,037 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
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1999
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13W/31W | 4,000 × 1,000 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: Tri-State Steuben County (12 nm southwest), Branch County Memorial (15 nm northwest), Hillsdale Municipal (16 nm northeast), Williams County (22 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Tri-State Steuben County (12 nm southwest), Branch County Memorial (15 nm northwest), Hillsdale Municipal (16 nm northeast), Walker/Rowe Waterloo Airport (19 nm south).
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Clear Lake from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Clear Lake, IN as the owner's town.
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, 6 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 12 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (28 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · [email protected]
- Kerry Michael Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Adrian, MI (35 nm) · (734) 657-6570 · [email protected]
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - JXN · Jackson, MI (36 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (36 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (37 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (39 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Spencer Norris private pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Sylvania, OH (49 nm) · (419) 367-0411 · [email protected]
All 30 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- 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 5,694 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/57P.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 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.