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Airport · FAA-LID · US

Class G

Miami Seaplane Base

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

Live conditions at X44

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view · X44

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for X44 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at X44

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 —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for X44, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·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 at X44

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

See 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

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

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 derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough 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

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as X44 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

7,821

Flight Instructors

A&P

25,520

Mechanics

AME

158

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

25

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

4

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

35

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

11

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

10

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

54

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

203

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

172

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

272

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

1

Organizational Designations

Schools

218

Flight Schools

FBO

137

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

69

Flying Clubs

Repair

57

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

49

EAA Chapters

DPEs near X44

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

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 near X44

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

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 near X44

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

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 near X44

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

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.