Kenmore Air Seaplane Base
W55 · Seattle, Washington · King County · map
Kenmore Air Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Green Hornet Enterprises LLC, Et Al, 1 mile north of Seattle, Washington, 14 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Kenmore Air Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is W55.
Where is Kenmore Air Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile north of Seattle, Washington, 14 feet above sea level.
Does Kenmore Air Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Kenmore Air Seaplane Base?
20 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Evergreen Flying Club INC and Salish Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Kenmore Air Seaplane Base?
17 pilot examiners and 37 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 W55
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Green Hornet Enterprises LLC, Et Al
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, dawn to dusk
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16W/34W | 5,000 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Also here
- charter flights
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Boeing Fld/King County International (6 nm south), Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (8 nm northeast), Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base (9 nm southeast), Renton Municipal (10 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Boeing Fld/King County International (6 nm south), Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (8 nm northeast), Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base (9 nm southeast), Renton Municipal (10 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 Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior 15 may 1959.
- Approach surface data not checked.
- $150 transit docking fee.
- Owners: green hornet enterprises llc and munro banks holdco inc.
- Extn 2240.
- Airport has scheduled airline service
- Incrd boating operations on lake may 15 through sep 15.
- Kite flying in public park at north end of airport and drone (UAV)s operating at the north and south ends.
- Night landings not recommended due to unlighted small watercraft.
- Do not taxi closer than 200 feet from shoreline except in close proximity to Kenmore Air harbor.
- All takeoffs and landings in center of lake.
- When consistent with safety, avoid 'ON the STEP' operations south and west of red buoy.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Seattle from the FAA register
1,550 aircraft are registered to owners in Seattle, Washington: 783 drones, 435 piston singles, 199 airliners and large jets, 37 business jets, 32 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 Washington.
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 (12 nearest of 20, all in Washington):
- Evergreen Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Medina, 4 miles away
- Salish Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Medina, 4 miles away
- N4603Z Colt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kenmore, 9 miles away
- Swamp Creek Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lake Forest Park, 9 miles away
- Rainier Flight Service LLC 34 aircraft · Renton, 11 miles away Rainier Flight Service is a flight school offering pilot training at multiple locations in the Seattle area (Seattle, Everett, Auburn, and Gig Harbor, Washington).
- Boeing Employees Flying Association 10 aircraft · Renton, 11 miles away The Boeing Employees Flying Association is a non-profit flying club affiliated with Boeing that offers flight training, aircraft rental, and community activities for its members.
- Blue Skies Aero Club 1 aircraft · Redmond, 11 miles away Blue Skies Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) in Washington.
- Blue Skies Flying Club 1 aircraft · Burien, 11 miles away Blue Skies Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) in Washington.
- Alternate Air INC 8 aircraft · Seattle, 12 miles away Alternate Air is a membership-based aircraft rental and flight training business based at Seattle's Boeing Field (with some aircraft at Auburn Municipal Airport).
- University of Washington 5 aircraft · Seattle, 12 miles away The University of Washington is a public research university founded in 1861 with campuses in Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma.
- South Seattle College 3 aircraft · Seattle, 12 miles away South Seattle College is a community college established in 1969 and located on an 87-acre hilltop campus in West Seattle.
- Bw Flying Association 1 aircraft · Seattle, 12 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Seattle:
- Erin Air, INC. 3 aircraft on the certificate Erin Air is a Seattle-based private jet charter operator and aircraft management company founded in 1980.
- Seattle Seaplanes, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Seattle Seaplanes operates scenic flights, charter flights, and dinner flights from Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.
Repair stations in Seattle:
- A. C. Propeller Service INC A.C.
- Asko Processing INC The ASKO Group is a metal plating, finishing, and aerospace repair company founded in 1967 and based in Seattle, Washington.
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
17 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot; 12 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 37 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 39 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Jay Todhunter private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; seaplanes · Kenmore Air Harbor · Kenmore, WA (8 nm) · (425) 985-9161 · [email protected]
- Michelle Langlie private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Kenmore Air Harbor · Kenmore, WA (8 nm) · (206) 999-6734 · [email protected]
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (11 nm) · (206) 833-9093 · [email protected]
- Grant Carl Moshner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tukwila, WA (11 nm) · (253) 709-3167 · [email protected]
- Howard William Wolvington private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · SeaTac, WA (11 nm) · (425) 761-4729 · [email protected]
- Matthew Joseph Coleman foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (11 nm) · (206) 359-2061 · [email protected]
- Thomas Scott Crichton Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SEA FSDO - 01 · Seattle, WA (11 nm) · (253) 720-0050 · [email protected]
- Peter Kim private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Des Moines, WA (14 nm) · (909) 730-8141 · [email protected]
All 176 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 Seattle 1,550 aircraft · 783 drones, 435 piston singles, 199 airliners and large jets
- Amazon.Com Services LLC 778 aircraft in town
- Alaska Airlines INC 148 aircraft in town
- Museum of Flight Foundation 39 aircraft in town
- Horizon Air Industries INC 30 aircraft in town
- Erin Air, INC. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Seattle Seaplanes, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Evergreen Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Salish Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- N4603Z Colt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- A. C. Propeller Service INC · repair station
- Asko Processing INC · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 359 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 131 landing places
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W55.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 23, 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.