Rosario Seaplane Base
W49 · Rosario, Washington · San Juan County · map
Rosario Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Rosario Resort LLC in Rosario, Washington, 0 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas.
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What is the airport code for Rosario Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is W49.
Where is Rosario Seaplane Base?
It is in Rosario, Washington, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Rosario Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Rosario Seaplane Base?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Airhawks Flying Club and San Juan Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rosario Seaplane Base?
2 pilot examiners and 7 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 W49
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Rosario Resort LLC
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 21E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16W/34W | 10,000 × 1,000 ft | Water | |
| 07W/25W | 2,500 × 1,000 ft | Water |
- Runway 16W: hill 700 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
- Runway 07W: hill 300 ft high 3,000 ft from the end
- Runway 25W: hill 1,100 ft high 4,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 128.25 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Anacortes Airport (12 nm southeast), Bellingham International (16 nm northeast), Skagit Regional (21 nm southeast), Victoria International (22 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Orcas Island Airport (4 nm northwest), Friday Harbor Airport (10 nm southwest), Anacortes Airport (12 nm southeast), Bellingham International (16 nm northeast).
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 Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Transient dock available.
- Select #4 for marina offices
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Rosario from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Rosario, WA as the owner's town.
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:
- Airhawks Flying Club 1 aircraft · Eastsound, 5 miles away Airhawks is a member-owned 501(c)(3) flying club on Orcas Island, Washington, dedicated to strengthening aviation in the San Juan Islands.
- San Juan Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Friday Harbor, 11 miles away San Juan Airlines operates scheduled passenger flights and charter flights in the San Juan Islands region of Washington State, with daily service to five locations including Friday Harbor and Orcas Island.
- Westwind Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Friday Harbor, 11 miles away
- Fidalgo Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Anacortes, 14 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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 10 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Travis Paul Holland private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Shepherd Aero · Bellingham, WA (16 nm) · (360) 719-5805 · [email protected]
- Summer Martell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Port Townsend, WA (36 nm) · (360) 531-1726 · [email protected]
All 22 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.
- 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 5 since 1982, 2 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 359 in the last ten years
- Airhawks Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- San Juan Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Westwind Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 131 landing places
- Washington 10,571 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W49.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.