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Port Of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base

83Q · Poulsbo, Washington · Kitsap County · map

Port Of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the Port of Poulsbo in Poulsbo, Washington, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.

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What is the airport code for Port Of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base?

Its FAA code is 83Q.

Where is Port Of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base?

It is in Poulsbo, Washington, 0 feet above sea level.

Does Port Of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at Port Of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base?

One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Bremerton City Flying Club. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Port Of Poulsbo Marina Moorage Seaplane Base?

17 pilot examiners and 39 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA 83Q
Kind
Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
Port of Poulsbo
Elevation
0 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
every day, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Seattle sectional
Magnetic variation
20E
In the FAA's files since
February 1987

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

13W31WN1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
13W/31W9,037 × 1,200 ftWater
  • Runway 13W: right-hand traffic pattern
  • Runway 31W: 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: Bremerton Ntl Airport (15 nm south), Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (16 nm east), Boeing Fld/King County International (18 nm southeast), Seattle Paine Field International (18 nm northeast).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Bremerton Ntl Airport (15 nm south), Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (16 nm east), Boeing Fld/King County International (18 nm southeast), Seattle Paine Field International (18 nm northeast).

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

  • Orange buoy 100 feet southwest of transient dock marks low tide rocks.
  • Transient dock available.
  • No attendance thanksgiving and christmas.
  • Tidelands are owned by state of WA and leased to Port.
  • Extension 5
  • Dock not accessible during -2 feet or greater low tides.
  • Dock closed 3RD wkend in may.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Poulsbo from the FAA register

30 aircraft are registered to owners in Poulsbo, Washington: 28 piston singles, 2 gliders. 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:

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

17 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot; 12 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 39 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 39 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

All 178 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.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/83Q.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 23, 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.