Tavares Seaplane Base
FA1 · Tavares, Florida · Lake County · map
Tavares Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the City of Tavares, 1 mile southeast of Tavares, Florida, 63 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas, car gas (mogas)).
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What is the airport code for Tavares Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is FA1.
Where is Tavares Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile southeast of Tavares, Florida, 63 feet above sea level.
Does Tavares Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Tavares Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, car gas (mogas).
Are there flight schools at Tavares Seaplane Base?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Island Flyers LLC and Orlando Flight Academy INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Tavares Seaplane Base?
41 pilot examiners and 34 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 FA1
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Tavares
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2010
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09W/27W | 3,000 × 200 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, car gas (mogas)
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- beach gear, charter flights, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Leesburg International (4 nm west), Orlando Apopka Airport (10 nm southeast), Orlando Executive (26 nm southeast), Orlando Sanford International (26 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 Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided VFR operations, public use, seaplane operators be aware of leesburg airport to the northwest.
- Airport address: 210 east. Main state, Tavares, FL 32778.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Tavares from the FAA register
32 aircraft are registered to owners in Tavares, Florida: 25 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop. 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:
- Island Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Apopka, 11 miles away Countrywide Flyers is a flying club based at Orlando-Apopka Airport (X04) in Apopka, Florida.
- Orlando Flight Academy INC 2 aircraft · Apopka, 11 miles away Orlando Flight Academy is a Part 141 flight training provider based in Apopka, Florida, offering full-time structured FAA-approved Commercial Pilot courses with concurrent flight and ground training.
- 06Fd Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Groveland, 14 miles away
- Young Eagles Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Lady Lake, 15 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Tavares:
- Jones Brothers Seaplanes, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
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
41 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 41 for private pilot, 41 for commercial and instrument, 32 for airline transport pilot, 39 for flight instructor, 13 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 40 for airplanes, 35 for multi-engine airplanes, 12 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 4 sport aviation examiners, 34 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 7 engineering representatives, 3 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 125 training center evaluators, 49 aircrew program designees, 7 training center examiners, 25 administrative pilot examiners.
- Robert King Galloway private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Tavares, FL (0 nm) · (803) 468-7390 · [email protected]
- Kyle I Pack private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, gliders · Sunair Aviation · Leesburg, FL (4 nm) · (941) 468-4985 · [email protected]
- David Alan Hensch private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Apopka Airport X04 · Apopka, FL (10 nm) · (386) 248-2010 · [email protected]
- Steven James Korotky private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · First Landings Aviation · Apopka, FL (10 nm) · (732) 569-2223 · [email protected]
- Mark Anthony Griffin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Windermere, FL (21 nm) · (407) 256-2457 · [email protected]
- Donald Ray Laughlin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · L3 Training Solutions · Sanford, FL (25 nm) · (407) 701-7753 · [email protected]
- Edward Moon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · D&J Aviation · Sanford, FL (25 nm) · (321) 228-3116 · [email protected]
- Joseph N LAMIROULT private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · KW Exec Air Charter · Sanford, FL (25 nm) · (386) 690-8401 · [email protected]
All 310 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 · 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 Tavares 32 aircraft · 25 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 2 piston twins
- Pumpkin Eater LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Lake County Sheriffs Office 4 aircraft in town
- Pure Sports INC 3 aircraft in town
- Jones Brothers Seaplanes, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Island Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Orlando Flight Academy INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- 06Fd Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 982 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 21,709 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FA1.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 29, 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.