Jack Browns Seaplane Base
F57 · Winter Haven, Florida · Polk County · map
Jack Browns Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 3 miles northwest of Winter Haven, Florida, 140 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Jack Browns Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is F57.
Where is Jack Browns Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles northwest of Winter Haven, Florida, 140 feet above sea level.
Does Jack Browns Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Jack Browns Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Jack Browns Seaplane Base?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Aspiring Aviators Aero Club INC and Flight School 101 LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Jack Browns Seaplane Base?
30 pilot examiners and 32 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 F57
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 140 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01W/19W | 3,600 × 2,200 ft | Water |
- Runway 01W: threshold displaced 1,200 ft
- Runway 19W: threshold displaced 1,000 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.05 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Winter Haven Regional (1 nm northeast), Bartow Executive (7 nm south), Lake Wales Municipal (12 nm southeast), Lakeland Linder International (14 nm west).
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 Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only
- Recommended NORTH-SOUTH pattern to rmn clear of and below 900 feet traffic at Winter Haven regional airport.
- Contact Winter Haven regional airport UNICOM for boat actvty and local traffic.
- Runway 01/19 unmarked.
- Seaplane facilities for light aircraft.
- Taxiway to Winter Haven regional airport.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Winter Haven from the FAA register
131 aircraft are registered to owners in Winter Haven, Florida: 112 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 6 helicopters, 2 turboprops, 2 drones. 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 Florida.
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:
- Aspiring Aviators Aero Club INC 4 aircraft · Winter Haven, 1 mile away Aspiring Aviators Aero Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit flying club based at Winter Haven Regional Airport in Winter Haven, Florida.
- Flight School 101 LLC 2 aircraft · Winter Haven, 1 mile away
- Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority 5 aircraft · Bartow, 8 miles away Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority operates Bartow Executive Airport in Bartow, Florida, a public-use airport with a Class D control tower.
- Fun Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Bartow, 8 miles away Fun Flight Training is a flight school in Lake Wales, Florida offering pilot certification programs from Sports Pilot through Flight Instructor level, as well as accelerated training and discovery flights.
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
30 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 30 for private pilot, 30 for commercial and instrument, 20 for airline transport pilot, 28 for flight instructor, 10 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 28 for airplanes, 20 for multi-engine airplanes, 9 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 32 aviation medical examiners, 8 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 171 training center evaluators, 49 aircrew program designees, 6 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Benjamin Cook Shipps private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Winter Have/Gilbert Field · Winter Haven, FL (1 nm) · (941) 223-3964 · [email protected]
- Charles Ray Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Winter Haven, FL (1 nm) · (919) 369-2683 · [email protected]
- Charles Sheridan Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Winter Haven, FL (1 nm) · (863) 660-9206 · [email protected]
- Janeen Adrion Kochan private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Winter Haven Regional Airport · Winter Haven, FL (1 nm) · (863) 207-0484 · [email protected]
- Steven James Korotky private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Blueline Aviation · Winter Haven, FL (1 nm) · (732) 569-2223 · [email protected]
- Thomas Dowell 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 · Winter Haven, FL (1 nm) · (864) 238-2871 · [email protected]
- Jon Kenneth Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Auburndale, FL (3 nm) · (863) 651-1160 · [email protected]
- Anthony Manuel Gallegos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Bartow Flying Service · Bartow, FL (7 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · [email protected]
All 319 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.
- 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 · 4 since 1982, 1 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 Winter Haven 131 aircraft · 112 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 6 helicopters
- Casa Acquisitions LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Blue Line Aviation LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Polk County Sheriffs Office 4 aircraft in town
- Jack Browns Seaplane Base INC 4 aircraft in town
- Aspiring Aviators Aero Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Flight School 101 LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority 5 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,711 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/F57.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 27, 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.