Quad-City Seaplane Base
I04 · Moline, Illinois · Rock Island County · map
Quad-City Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 2 miles south of Moline, Illinois, 560 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 Quad-City Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is I04.
Where is Quad-City Seaplane Base?
It is 2 miles south of Moline, Illinois, 560 feet above sea level.
Does Quad-City Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Quad-City Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Quad-City Seaplane Base?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Quad Cities Aero LLC and Four Seven Jays Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Quad-City Seaplane Base?
3 pilot examiners and 7 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 I04
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 560 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 400 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 10,000 × 300 ft | Water |
- Runway E: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- beach gear, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Quad Cities International (1 nm southwest), Davenport Municipal (10 nm northwest), Clinton Municipal (23 nm north), Muscatine Municipal (30 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 Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- East and west runway thresholds unmkd by buoys.
- (A23) left 400' east, right 400' west.
- Runway east,marked power line crosses river 300 feet east of hangar and dock area; hwy bridge 300 feet west of hangar and dock area.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Moline from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Moline, Illinois: 7 piston singles, 1 helicopter, 1 drone, 1 business jet, 1 balloon. 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 Illinois.
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:
- Quad Cities Aero LLC 4 aircraft · Bettendorf, 7 miles away Quad Cities Aero is a full-service aviation provider in the Quad Cities area offering flight training with experienced instructors, aircraft maintenance services, and charter operations (pending FAA approval).
- Four Seven Jays Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Rapids City, 11 miles away
- Eagles Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Eldridge, 13 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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Chris Alan Frazier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Davenport, IA (10 nm) · (563) 260-2071 · [email protected]
- Thomas Paul Burns private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Muscatine, IA (30 nm) · (563) 299-5942 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jet Air, Inc. · Galesburg, IL (31 nm) · (309) 221-3577 · [email protected]
All 12 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.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Moline 11 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 1 helicopters, 1 drones
- Quad Cities Aero LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Four Seven Jays Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Eagles Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 250 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,055 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/I04.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.