# Archie's Seaplane Base (WS01)

**Archie's Seaplane Base** (FAA: WS01) is a seaplane base in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. It opened in Nov 1972. It has one runway, 7,800 ft (2,377 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ws01

## At a glance

- FAA: WS01
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
- Opened: Nov 1972
- Elevation: 768 ft / 234 m
- Coordinates: 42.7375, -89.0709
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 7,800 ft / 2,377 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61726441
- Weather station: KJVL
- Ident: WS01

## Timeline

- Nov 1972: Archie's Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12W/30W | 7,800 ft / 2,377 m | 175 ft / 53 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · 31 mi / 50 km
- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [ENW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kenw.md) Kenosha Regional Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · 61 mi / 99 km
- [DPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdpa.md) Dupage Airport · 71 mi / 114 km
- [PWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwk.md) Chicago Executive Airport · 74 mi / 118 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/ws01/data