Long Lake /Helms Seaplane Base
NY9 · Long Lake, New York · Hamilton County · map
Long Lake /Helms Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Helms Livery INC. in Long Lake, New York, 1,629 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 Long Lake /Helms Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is NY9.
Where is Long Lake /Helms Seaplane Base?
It is in Long Lake, New York, 1,629 feet above sea level.
Does Long Lake /Helms Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Long Lake /Helms Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Long Lake /Helms Seaplane Base?
1 pilot 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 NY9
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Helms Livery INC.
- Elevation
- 1,629 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- June to August, every day, 8:00 am to dusk
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE/SW | 15,000 × 1,500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lake Placid Airport (26 nm northeast), Adirondack Regional (26 nm north), Potsdam Muni/Damon Field (48 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 New York · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Do not taxi under bridge at high water levels; possible at low water level; stay to west (high) side of bridge. Water levels may vary +/- 10 feet.
- One runway north of bridge and the other runway south of bridge.
- Power line at base and building across from base; +50 feet power lines along road and bridge (route 30).
- Bridge air carriers Lake (RT 30) 500 feet west of base.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Long Lake from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Long Lake, New York: 5 piston singles, 2 turboprops. 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 New York.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for seaplanes.
- William Payne private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, seaplanes · Payne’s Air Service · Inlet, NY (20 nm) · (315) 723-5508 · [email protected]
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
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 Long Lake 7 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 2 turboprops
- Helms Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,965 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New York 126 landing places
- New York 6,660 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/NY9.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.