Dallas Lake Seaplane Base
I01 · Lagrange, Indiana · Lagrange County · map
Dallas Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Indiana Dept of Natural Resources, 7 miles south of Lagrange, Indiana, 900 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Dallas Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is I01.
Where is Dallas Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 7 miles south of Lagrange, Indiana, 900 feet above sea level.
Does Dallas Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Dallas Lake Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Kendallville Soaring Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Dallas Lake Seaplane Base?
4 pilot examiners and 13 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 I01
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Indiana Dept of Natural Resources
- Elevation
- 900 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2023
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09W/27W | 2,675 × 100 ft | Water, fair |
- Runway 09W: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Kendallville Municipal (9 nm southeast), Tri-State Steuben County (16 nm east), Kirsch Municipal (16 nm north), Goshen Municipal (17 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Kendallville Municipal (9 nm southeast), Tri-State Steuben County (16 nm east), Kirsch Municipal (16 nm north), Goshen Municipal (17 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 Indiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR only.
- Seaplane operations prohibited between sunset to sunrise. Ext hvy boat traffic between memorial day and labor day. Do not block boat ramps. Seaplane docking areas ltd.
- Boating law admir.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lagrange from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Lagrange, Indiana: 5 turboprops, 2 piston singles, 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 Indiana.
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:
- Kendallville Soaring Club INC 2 aircraft · Kendallville, 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
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, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (22 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · [email protected]
- Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (26 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (27 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (46 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
All 26 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.
- 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.
- 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 · 1 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 Lagrange 9 aircraft · 5 turboprops, 2 piston singles, 2 drones
- Nicks Flying Service INC 2 aircraft in town
- Farmair LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Kendallville Soaring Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 176 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Indiana 131 landing places
- Indiana 5,695 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/I01.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.