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X44 · Miami Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID X44 Elev 0 ft Lat 25° 46.98' N Lon 80° 10.65' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 14,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12W — 14,000 ft 200 ft Water No —
30W — 14,000 ft 200 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)
  • ·500 FT RDO TWR 3/4MI W OF BASE.
  • ·NUMEROUS WATERCRAFT AND LARGE PASSENGER VESSELS IN AREA.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MIAMI APCH AT 305-869-5432.
  • ·ALT CTC: [email protected] ALL TERMINAL FACILITIES ARE PRIVATE USE.
  • ·WIND SOCK LCTD ADJACENT TO RAMP.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · MPB

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,368 ops in 1991

2024 total

1,950

10-yr total

19,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 100% · GA 0% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

102.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

14.65

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=4

  • Loss of control 1
  • Structural failure 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-07-01 Cessna A185 · Other · day →
2009-10-30 BERIEV AIRCRAFT COMPANY BE-103 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-12-19 Grumman G-73T · Structural →
1998-02-03 Bell 206B · Loss of control · 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
Alvin Guthery Miami FL 2 nm
Carlos Cortes Miami FL 2 nm
Christopher Hastings Kirk Miami FL 2 nm
David Jose Pineda Miami FL 2 nm
Diane Elizabeth Reinken Miami FL 2 nm
Gary H Schneider Miami FL 2 nm
Soeren Sauer Miami FL 2 nm
Timothy Thomas Schmelzer Miami Beach FL 2 nm
Michelle Carol Melendez North Miami FL 7 nm
Anthony Cresswell Hollywood FL 15 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
Jose Antonio Alvarez Jr Miami FL 2 nm
Egerton Antonio Anderson Miami FL 2 nm
Oscar Arroyave Miami FL 2 nm
Ramon Barzana Miami FL 2 nm
Julio Ramon Castrillo Miami FL 2 nm
Douglas Lehman Causey Miami FL 2 nm
Jose Carlos De La Nuez Miami FL 2 nm
Ian Dean Miami FL 2 nm
Bill Clarence Dearman Miami FL 2 nm
Alex Derly Farkas Miami 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
Gilbert Luwellyn Anderson Miami FL 2 nm
Arlander Duff Barker Miami FL 2 nm
Ramon Barzana Miami FL 2 nm
Peter Joseph Lobello Miami FL 2 nm
Mark William Bryson Miami FL 2 nm
Julio Ramon Castrillo Miami FL 2 nm
Douglas Lehman Causey Miami FL 2 nm
John Enrique Feliu Miami FL 2 nm
Brian Keith Garhammer Miami FL 2 nm
Nelson Dejesus Gonzalez Miami 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
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Opa-locka, FL
 9 nm
Flight Support & Logistics, LLC
Pembroke Pines, FL
 14 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Miami
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 14 nm
Propel Aviation Services, LLC
Miami, FL
 16 nm
Wayne's Aircraft Maintenance
Miami, FL
 16 nm
Alca Avionics, Inc
Miami, FL
 16 nm
AOG Aircraft Service Inc.
Tamarac, FL
 25 nm
Superior Avionics Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 25 nm
Avionics Masters, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 25 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Raton, FL
 36 nm

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