Winfield Landing Seaplane Base
C61 · Coral, Michigan · Montcalm County · map
Winfield Landing Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 2 miles northeast of Coral, Michigan, 913 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Winfield Landing Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is C61.
Where is Winfield Landing Seaplane Base?
It is 2 miles northeast of Coral, Michigan, 913 feet above sea level.
Does Winfield Landing Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Winfield Landing Seaplane Base?
4 pilot examiners and 8 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 C61
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 913 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
- In the FAA's files since
- October 2021
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15W/33W | 3,000 × 50 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Greenville Municipal (15 nm south), Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (21 nm southwest), Roben-Hood Airport (21 nm north), Fremont Municipal (28 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lakeview/Griffith Field (6 nm northeast), Greenville Municipal (15 nm south), Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (21 nm southwest), White Cloud Airport (21 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
- Beaching and tie down area located at southwest side of lake.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Coral from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Coral, Michigan: 4 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.
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.
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, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (17 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (21 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (31 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- David Crisp private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Lake Odessa, MI (36 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
All 16 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
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 Coral 4 aircraft · 4 piston singles
- Montcalm Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/C61.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.