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F57 · Jack Browns Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID F57 Elev 140 ft Lat 28° 3.45' N Lon 81° 45.77' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,600 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 — 3,600 ft 2200 ft Water No —
19 290° 3,600 ft 2200 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·RCMD NORTH-SOUTH PAT TO RMN CLEAR OF AND BLW 900 FT TFC AT WINTER HAVEN RGNL ARPT.
  • ·SEAPLANE FACILITIES FOR LIGHT AIRCRAFT.
  • ·TWY TO WINTER HAVEN RGNL ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528 RY 01/19 UNMARKED.
  • ·CTC WINTER HAVEN RGNL ARPT UNICOM FOR BOAT ACTVTY & LCL TFC.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=4

  • Stall / spin 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-03-29 Piper PA-18-150 · Engine failure · day →
2022-01-12 Piper J3C · Stall / spin · day →
2010-08-02 TURCK G L/DUFLO J T SEA REY · Stall / spin · VMC · dawn →
2003-09-10 Piper J5A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Benjamin Cook Shipps Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Charles Ray Walters Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Charles Sheridan Brown Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Janeen Adrion Kochan Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Jon Kenneth Brown Auburndale FL 4 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 10 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 10 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 10 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 10 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ernest Charles Collier Winter Haven FL 2 nm
John Wilkins Collins Iii Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Dennis Lowell Downing Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Daniel Earl Hanson Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Wylie Paul Johnson Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Frederick James Moulding Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Harry Dewall Shannon Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Glen Thomas Sheppard Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Scott Lindsay Slay Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Curtis William Stoltz Winter Haven FL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Stephen Clark Alcorn Winter Haven FL 2 nm
John Wilkins Collins Iii Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Dennis Lowell Downing Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Wylie Paul Johnson Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Harry Dewall Shannon Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Scott Lindsay Slay Winter Haven FL 2 nm
John Thomas Stemple Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Bobby Ray Hudson Jr Winter Haven FL 2 nm
James Fletcher Beckett Winter Haven FL 2 nm
Michael Bruce Vorce Winter Haven FL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 14 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 14 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 14 nm
Spectrum Aero Maintenance Service
Kissimmee, FL
 22 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 31 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 34 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Orlando, FL
 37 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 37 nm
Aviation One Maintenance and Modification
Orlando, FL
 38 nm
Orlando Avionics Corp DBA: Orlando Acft Services
Orlando, FL
 38 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.