Sage Lake Seaplane Base
M47 · Hale, Michigan · Ogemaw County · map
Sage Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 6 miles west of Hale, Michigan, 906 feet above sea level. It has 3 water landing areas.
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What is the airport code for Sage Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is M47.
Where is Sage Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 6 miles west of Hale, Michigan, 906 feet above sea level.
Does Sage Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Sage Lake Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Timbers Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sage Lake Seaplane Base?
1 aviation medical examiner 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 M47
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 906 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2014
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 6,700 × 300 ft | Water | |
| 14R/32L | 6,700 × 300 ft | Water | |
| 05W/23W | 5,000 × 300 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: West Branch Community Airport (12 nm southwest), Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport (24 nm east), Gladwin Zettel Memorial (32 nm southwest), Grayling Army Airfield (39 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: West Branch Community Airport (12 nm southwest), Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial (21 nm north), Iosco County (22 nm east), Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport (24 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 Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Due to trees in close proximity windsock unreliable in all directions.
- Docking facility.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Hale from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Hale, Michigan: 2 piston singles, 1 drone. 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 Michigan.
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:
- Timbers Flying Club 1 aircraft · West Branch, 14 miles away West Michigan Flying Club is a flying club based in Norton Shores, Michigan, that owns and operates a fleet of aircraft for member use.
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 Hale 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 drones
- Timbers Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M47.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.