Cedar Lake Seaplane Base
IN7 · Cedar Lake, Indiana · Lake County · map
Cedar Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Indiana Dept of Natural Resources, 1 mile northeast of Cedar Lake, Indiana, 692 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Cedar Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is IN7.
Where is Cedar Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile northeast of Cedar Lake, Indiana, 692 feet above sea level.
Does Cedar Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Cedar Lake Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Chicago Executive. Every route
Are there flight schools at Cedar Lake Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Griffith Aviation INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cedar Lake Seaplane Base?
14 pilot examiners and 22 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Cedar Lake Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IN7
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Indiana Dept of Natural Resources
- Elevation
- 692 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
- June 2020
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18W/36W | 2,675 × 100 ft | Water |
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: Griffith-Merrillville Airport (9 nm north), Bult Field (11 nm west), Lansing Municipal (11 nm northwest), Gary/Chicago International (15 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lowell Airport (9 nm south), Griffith-Merrillville Airport (9 nm north), Bult Field (11 nm west), Lansing Municipal (11 nm northwest).
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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1 departures from IN7 in those twelve months, carrying 13 passengers in 14 seats (93% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake → Chicago Executive IN7–PWK | 1 | 13 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cedar Lake from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Cedar Lake, Indiana: 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 piston single, 1 helicopter. 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 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:
- Griffith Aviation INC 10 aircraft · Griffith, 10 miles away Griffith Aviation is a flight school and full-service FBO based at Griffith-Merrillville Airport in Griffith, Indiana, serving Northwest Indiana and the Chicago area.
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
14 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 22 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Griffith Aviation · Griffith, IN (9 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · [email protected]
- Mohammad Shawahin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Gary, IN (14 nm) · (773) 359-2773 · [email protected]
- Keegan Starkey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Valparaiso, IN (20 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
- Alexander Quinn Waterloo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Forest Park, IL (34 nm) · (708) 224-5021 · [email protected]
- Keith McGill private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plainfield, IL (38 nm) · (815) 483-3931 · [email protected]
- Ronald Neal Ridenour private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Naperville, IL (40 nm) · (630) 854-9456 · [email protected]
- Adam Milnes private pilot; airplanes · Greater Chicago FSDO · Des Plaines, IL (42 nm) · (708) 819-5040 · [email protected]
- Devin John Macdonald private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chicago, IL (42 nm) · (847) 778-0130 · [email protected]
All 54 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-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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- 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 · 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 Cedar Lake 4 aircraft · 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Griffith Aviation INC 10 aircraft · flight school
- Chicago Executive (PWK) 1 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- 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/IN7.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.