Aero Estates Seaplane Base
TX1 · Frankston, Texas · Anderson County · map
Aero Estates Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Aero Estates Poa, 3 miles northeast of Frankston, Texas, 345 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Aero Estates Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is TX1.
Where is Aero Estates Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles northeast of Frankston, Texas, 345 feet above sea level.
Does Aero Estates Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Aero Estates Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Teterboro. Every route
Are there flight schools at Aero Estates Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Flyair Flight Academy LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Aero Estates Seaplane Base?
3 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Aero Estates Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TX1
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Aero Estates Poa
- Elevation
- 345 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2018
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17W/35W | 5,268 × 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: Cherokee County (17 nm southeast), Tyler Pounds Regional (17 nm north), Athens Municipal (21 nm west), Palestine Municipal (23 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cherokee County (17 nm southeast), Tyler Pounds Regional (17 nm north), Athens Municipal (21 nm west), Palestine Municipal (23 nm southwest).
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 Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Dock and concrete ramp on beach.
- Lucas wagenaar, president, poaae (homeowners assoc).
- Robbie culver, secretary, poaae (homeowners assoc).
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1 departures from TX1 in those twelve months, carrying 2 passengers in 8 seats (25% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Estates → Teterboro TX1–TEB | 1 | 2 | Scott Aviation, LLC ... |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Frankston from the FAA register
49 aircraft are registered to owners in Frankston, Texas: 47 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 Texas.
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:
- Flyair Flight Academy LLC 4 aircraft · Flint, 10 miles away
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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Bradley Frank Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · LeTourneau UNIVERSITY · Longview, TX (41 nm) · (903) 269-7006 · [email protected]
- Bruce Allen Chase private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · LeTourneau University · Longview, TX (41 nm) · (903) 261-4661 · [email protected]
- Kenny James Seaman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Code 1 Flight Training · Wills Point, TX (46 nm) · (430) 306-4685 · [email protected]
All 16 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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).
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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
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 Frankston 49 aircraft · 47 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Flyair Flight Academy LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Teterboro (TEB) 1 flights in twelve months · Scott Aviation, LLC d/b/a Silver Air
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,058 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,939 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/TX1.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.