Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base
81W · Lopez, Washington · San Juan County · map
Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the Port of Lopez, 1 mile north of Lopez, Washington, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 81W.
Where is Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile north of Lopez, Washington, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Friday Harbor, Seattle, Clarence E Page Municipal, Rosario, Kenmore. Every route
Are there flight schools at Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including San Juan Flyers LLC and Westwind Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base?
4 pilot examiners and 15 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 Fishermans Bay Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 81W
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port of Lopez
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1992
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05W/23W | 3,000 × 150 ft | Water |
- Runway 05W: right-hand traffic pattern
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: Anacortes Airport (10 nm east), Delaurentis Airport (19 nm southeast), Skagit Regional (20 nm east), Victoria International (22 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Friday Harbor Airport (4 nm west), Anacortes Airport (10 nm east), Orcas Island Airport (12 nm north), Delaurentis Airport (19 nm southeast).
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
- Avoid overflights of houses on surrounding land. No step taxi in Bay.
- Beware of boats anchored in seaplane landing area.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 335 departures from 81W in those twelve months, carrying 864 passengers in 2,574 seats (34% filled), to 10 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishermans Bay → Friday Harbor 81W–FBS | 86 | 152 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Fishermans Bay → Seattle 81W–LKE | 69 | 328 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Fishermans Bay → Clarence E Page Municipal 81W–RCE | 52 | 101 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Fishermans Bay → Rosario 81W–RSJ | 47 | 99 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Fishermans Bay → Kenmore 81W–KEH | 38 | 103 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Fishermans Bay → Deer Harbor 81W–DHB | 31 | 60 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Fishermans Bay → Westsound 81W–WSX | 8 | 11 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Fishermans Bay → Boeing Fld/King County International 81W–BFI | 2 | 8 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
All 10 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lopez from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Lopez, Washington: 3 piston singles. 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.
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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- San Juan Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Friday Harbor, 5 miles away San Juan Airlines operates scheduled passenger flights and charter flights in the San Juan Islands region of Washington State, with daily service to five locations including Friday Harbor and Orcas Island.
- Westwind Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Friday Harbor, 5 miles away
- Fidalgo Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Anacortes, 12 miles away
- Airhawks Flying Club 1 aircraft · Eastsound, 13 miles away Airhawks is a member-owned 501(c)(3) flying club on Orcas Island, Washington, dedicated to strengthening aviation in the San Juan Islands.
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, 15 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 18 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot 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 (22 nm) · (360) 719-5805 · [email protected]
- Summer Martell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Port Townsend, WA (28 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 (45 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 (45 nm) · (808) 364-4643 · [email protected]
All 43 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.
- 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lopez 3 aircraft · 3 piston singles
- San Juan Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Westwind Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Fidalgo Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Friday Harbor (FBS) 86 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Seattle (LKE) 69 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Clarence E Page Municipal (RCE) 52 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Rosario (RSJ) 47 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Kenmore (KEH) 38 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Deer Harbor (DHB) 31 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Westsound (WSX) 8 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Boeing Fld/King County International (BFI) 2 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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 10,572 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/81W.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.