Lapoint Seaplane Base
MI4 · Drummond Island, Michigan · Chippewa County · map
Lapoint Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 2 miles northeast of Drummond Island, Michigan, 580 feet above sea level. It has 3 water landing areas.
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What is the airport code for Lapoint Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is MI4.
Where is Lapoint Seaplane Base?
It is 2 miles northeast of Drummond Island, Michigan, 580 feet above sea level.
Does Lapoint Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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 MI4
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 580 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2020
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10W/28W | 7,000 × 100 ft | Water | |
| 14W/32W | 4,500 × 100 ft | Water | |
| 01W/19W | 3,600 × 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: Chippewa County International (35 nm west), Sault Ste Marie Muni/Sanderson Field (39 nm northwest), Cheboygan County (42 nm southwest), Mackinac County (45 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Drummond Island Airport (3 nm southwest), Albert J Lindberg Airport (30 nm west), Chippewa County International (35 nm west), Presque Isle County (38 nm south).
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Drummond Island from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Drummond Island, Michigan: 6 piston singles. 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.
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.
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Drummond Island 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,224 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MI4.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 30, 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.