Lark'S Ldg Seaplane Base
L49 · Ontario, Oregon · Malheur County · map
Lark'S Ldg Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 5 miles nne of Ontario, Oregon, 2,160 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Lark'S Ldg Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is L49.
Where is Lark'S Ldg Seaplane Base?
It is 5 miles nne of Ontario, Oregon, 2,160 feet above sea level.
Does Lark'S Ldg Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Lark'S Ldg Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Silverhawk Aviation Academy Oregon LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lark'S Ldg Seaplane Base?
10 pilot examiners and 16 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 L49
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 2,160 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Klamath Falls sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2025
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,600 × 200 ft | Water, fair |
- Runway 25: right-hand traffic pattern
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: Ontario Municipal (5 nm southwest), Caldwell Executive (30 nm southeast), Nampa Municipal (36 nm southeast), Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (45 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Payette Municipal (2 nm east), Ontario Municipal (5 nm southwest), Weiser Municipal (7 nm north), Emmett Municipal (23 nm southeast).
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 Oregon · avgas.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ontario from the FAA register
55 aircraft are registered to owners in Ontario, Oregon: 39 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 4 drones, 3 helicopters, 2 business jets. 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 Oregon.
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:
- Silverhawk Aviation Academy Oregon LLC 5 aircraft · Ontario, 6 miles away Silverhawk Aviation Academy is an FAA-approved Part 141 flight school in Idaho offering helicopter and airplane flight training since 1998.
Charter operators and airlines based in Ontario:
- Firehawk Helicopters, Inc. 9 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
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- Erick Paradizo Rivera private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Emmett, ID (23 nm) · (208) 599-8560 · [email protected]
- Brandon Silvey private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · SILVERHAWK AVIATION · Caldwell, ID (30 nm) · (208) 869-1227 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey David Galloway private pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · SILVERHAWK AVIATION · Caldwell, ID (30 nm) · (208) 794-0968 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Steven Groover private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Caldwell, ID (30 nm) · (562) 328-5788 · [email protected]
- Scott Theodore Curtis instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Snake River Flying Club · Caldwell, ID (30 nm) · (208) 863-4833 · [email protected]
- Brian Jay-Scott Gaines private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Eagle, ID (31 nm) · (208) 830-0187 · [email protected]
- Aaron Michael Hassemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Nampa, ID (36 nm) · (208) 869-8093 · [email protected]
- Gregory Herbert private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Meridian, ID (39 nm) · (208) 870-9040 · [email protected]
All 31 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
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 · 6 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 Ontario 55 aircraft · 39 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 4 drones
- Silverhawk Aviation Academy Oregon LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Mcpheeters Spray Services LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Frazier Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Firehawk Helicopters, Inc. 9 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Silverhawk Aviation Academy Oregon LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Oregon 1,862 since 1982 · 277 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Oregon 103 landing places
- Oregon 7,013 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/L49.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.