Lake Meredith Seaplane Base
CO1 · Ordway, Colorado · Crowley County · map
Lake Meredith Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Lake Meredith Reservoir CO., 3 miles sse of Ordway, Colorado, 4,254 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Lake Meredith Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is CO1.
Where is Lake Meredith Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles sse of Ordway, Colorado, 4,254 feet above sea level.
Does Lake Meredith Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Lake Meredith Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Prairie Flyers. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lake Meredith Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 2 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 CO1
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Lake Meredith Reservoir CO.
- Elevation
- 4,254 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 2017
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04W/22W | 10,000 × 300 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: LA Junta Municipal (12 nm southeast), Pueblo Memorial (38 nm west), Southeast Colorado Regional (48 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: LA Junta Municipal (12 nm southeast), Pueblo Memorial (38 nm west), Southeast Colorado Regional (48 nm east).
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 Colorado · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Arrival aircraft must had performed and documented an aquatic nuisance species inspection prior to arrival.
- No service available. Closest facility with service is klhx - LA junta municipal airport, located 12 NM southeast.
- Arrival trf should bcst position and intentions on the common traffic frequency - 122.9 mhz.
- Airport unattended. Use at own risk.
- Approach surface data not checked.
- No aircraft tie downs or moorings in place.
- Lake closed to all human act from nov 1 until mar 1 annually.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ordway from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Ordway, Colorado: 1 piston single, 1 glider. 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 Colorado.
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:
- Prairie Flyers 1 aircraft · Rocky Ford, 10 miles away
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners.
- Christina Genova private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pueblo, CO (38 nm) · (719) 240-1942 · [email protected]
All 3 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.
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 · 3 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 Ordway 2 aircraft · 1 piston singles, 1 gliders
- Prairie Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,455 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CO1.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 30, 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.