Presque Isle Seaplane Base
E75 · Erie, Pennsylvania · Erie County · map
Presque Isle Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 3 miles northwest of Erie, Pennsylvania, 571 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (car gas (mogas)).
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What is the airport code for Presque Isle Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is E75.
Where is Presque Isle Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles northwest of Erie, Pennsylvania, 571 feet above sea level.
Does Presque Isle Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Presque Isle Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists car gas (mogas).
Are there flight schools at Presque Isle Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Meadville Aero Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Presque Isle Seaplane Base?
2 pilot examiners and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 E75
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 571 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2024
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06W/24W | 2,830 × 200 ft | Water |
- Runway 24W: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- car gas (mogas)
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Erie Intl/Tom Ridge Field (6 nm southwest), Corry-Lawrence Airport (26 nm southeast), Port Meadville Airport (33 nm south), Northeast Ohio Regional (35 nm southwest).
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 Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Fuel available apr to oct. Closed durg winter months.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Erie from the FAA register
53 aircraft are registered to owners in Erie, Pennsylvania: 42 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 helicopters, 2 business jets, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 Pennsylvania.
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:
- Meadville Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · Erie, 7 miles away Meadville Aero Club is a flying club based at Port Meadville Airport in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Repair stations in Erie:
- Cargo Support Services LLC
- Erie Aviation INC Erie Aviation, Inc.
- Lord Corporation
- National Tool Grinding INC
- North Coast Air L L P North Coast Air is an FBO and repair station at Erie International Airport (Tom Ridge Field) in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Lester Ray Zook private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · North East, PA (12 nm) · (814) 460-3408 · [email protected]
- Louis James Nalbone private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ashville, NY (31 nm) · (716) 679-6938 · [email protected]
All 4 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.
- 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 Erie 53 aircraft · 42 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 helicopters
- Fundamentals Aircraft Leasing LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Meadville Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Cargo Support Services LLC · repair station
- Erie Aviation INC · repair station
- Lord Corporation · repair station
- National Tool Grinding INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 233 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,183 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/E75.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.