# West Bay Creek Seaplane Base (1FL5)

**West Bay Creek Seaplane Base** (FAA: 1FL5) is a seaplane base in West Bay, Florida, United States. It opened in Oct 1999. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/1fl5

## At a glance

- FAA: 1FL5
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: West Bay, Florida, United States
- Opened: Oct 1999
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 30.3021, -85.8644
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74842967
- Weather station: KECP
- Ident: 1FL5

## Timeline

- Oct 1999: West Bay Creek Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14W/32W | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [ECP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kecp.md) Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · 5.6 mi / 9.0 km
- [PAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpam.md) Tyndall Air Force Base · 24 mi / 38 km
- [DSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdts.md) Destin Executive Airport · 37 mi / 59 km
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · 41 mi / 66 km
- [EGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegi.md) Duke Field · 46 mi / 74 km
- [KHRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khrt.md) Hurlburt Field · 50 mi / 80 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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/1fl5/data