# Lake Henderson Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes Seaplane Base (18FL)

**Lake Henderson Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes Seaplane Base** (FAA: 18FL) is a seaplane base in Inverness, Florida, United States. It opened in Mar 2026. It has one runway, 3,700 ft (1,128 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/18fl

## At a glance

- FAA: 18FL
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Inverness, Florida, United States
- Opened: Mar 2026
- Elevation: 38 ft / 12 m
- Coordinates: 28.8399, -82.3168
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,700 ft / 1,128 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KINF
- Ident: 18FL

## Timeline

- Mar 2026: Lake Henderson Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 3,700 ft / 1,128 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [LEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klee.md) Leesburg International Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [GNV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgnv.md) Gainesville Regional Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · 61 mi / 98 km
- [LAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal.md) Lakeland Linder International Airport · 61 mi / 99 km
- [ORL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korl.md) Orlando Executive Airport · 63 mi / 101 km
- [ISM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kism.md) Kissimmee Gateway Airport · 66 mi / 105 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/18fl/data