Grand Lake St. Marys Seaplane Base Explained

Grand Lake St. Marys Seaplane Base
Faa:O12
Type:Public
Owner:Ohio Division of Parks & Recreation
City-Served:St. Marys, Ohio
Location:Auglaize County, Ohio
Elevation-F:871
Elevation-M:265
Coordinates:40.5411°N -84.4906°W
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:7,000
R1-Length-M:2,134
R1-Surface:Water
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Utc:-5
Utcs:-4
Stat1-Header:Aircraft Movements
Stat1-Data:12
Stat-Year:2022

Grand Lake St. Marys Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base located five nautical miles (9 km) southwest of the central business district of St. Marys, a city in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Ohio Division of Parks & Recreation and is located on Grand Lake St. Marys, a lake and state park in Ohio. The airport is a significant meeting place for the Ohio Seaplane Pilots Association.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Grand Lake St. Marys Seaplane Base covers an area of 643acres at an elevation of 871 feet (265 m) above mean sea level. It has one seaplane landing area designated 9/27 and measuring 7,000 x 4,000 ft (2,134 x 1,219 m). For the 12-month period ending September 27, 2022, the airport has 12 aircraft operations per year, all general aviation.[3]

The airport does not have a fixed-base operator, though avgas is available.[4]

See also

References

  1. , effective 2008-04-10
  2. Web site: Ohio . 2023-07-05 . Seaplane Pilots Association . en-US.
  3. Web site: AirNav: O12 - Grand Lake St Marys Seaplane Base . 2023-07-05 . www.airnav.com.
  4. Web site: Grand Lake St Marys Airport Overview and FBOs (St Marys, OH) [O12] ]. 2023-07-05 . FlightAware . en.