North Country Seaplane Base
SS1 · Solon Springs, Wisconsin · Douglas County · map
North Country Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Wi Dept of Natural Resources, 1 mile east of Solon Springs, Wisconsin, 1,000 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for North Country Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is SS1.
Where is North Country Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile east of Solon Springs, Wisconsin, 1,000 feet above sea level.
Does North Country Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to North Country Seaplane Base?
4 pilot examiners and 4 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 SS1
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Wi Dept of Natural Resources
- Elevation
- 1,000 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2007
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04W/22W | 6,000 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Richard I Bong Airport (23 nm northwest), Sawyer County (25 nm southeast), Duluth International (33 nm northwest), Cloquet/Carlton County (35 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Solon Springs Municipal (3 nm south), Richard I Bong Airport (23 nm northwest), Sky Harbor Airport (23 nm northwest), Sawyer County (25 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 Wisconsin · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided VFR operations and clear 20:1 approaches.
- Dock is for loading and unloading purposes only.
- No blxg dock or boat ramp.
- No overnight parking.
- No commercial use WO pmt.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Solon Springs from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Solon Springs, Wisconsin: 8 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 Wisconsin.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 4 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Paul Klomhaus private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Superior, WI (23 nm) · (920) 915-1200 · [email protected]
- Brian Alan Bird private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monaco Aviation · Duluth, MN (33 nm) · (218) 340-2425 · [email protected]
- William Stone private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Cloquet Carlton County Airport · Cloquet, MN (35 nm) · (218) 451-0542 · [email protected]
- George Phillip Felix private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Burnett County Airport Terminal-Siren · Siren, WI (41 nm) · (701) 640-7335 · [email protected]
All 20 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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.
- 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 Solon Springs 8 aircraft · 8 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,619 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wisconsin 123 landing places
- Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SS1.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 28, 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.