# Lake Gibson Seaplane Base (8FA0)

**Lake Gibson Seaplane Base** (FAA: 8FA0) is a seaplane base in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It opened in Apr 1977. It has one runway, 7,000 ft (2,134 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8fa0

## At a glance

- FAA: 8FA0
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Lakeland, Florida, United States
- Opened: Apr 1977
- Elevation: 142 ft / 43 m
- Coordinates: 28.1086, -81.9587
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74842269
- Weather station: KLAL
- Ident: 8FA0

## Timeline

- Apr 1977: Lake Gibson Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ALL/WAY | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [LAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal.md) Lakeland Linder International Airport · 9.1 mi / 15 km
- [ISM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kism.md) Kissimmee Gateway Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [MCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcf.md) MacDill Air Force Base · 39 mi / 62 km
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · 45 mi / 73 km
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · 47 mi / 75 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/8fa0/data