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Little Ferry Seaplane Base

Coordinates: 40°50′34″N 074°01′48″W / 40.84278°N 74.03000°W / 40.84278; -74.03000
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40°50′34″N 074°01′48″W / 40.84278°N 74.03000°W / 40.84278; -74.03000

Little Ferry Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic use
Owner/OperatorAnastasios G. Georgas
ServesLittle Ferry, New Jersey
LocationBergen County, New Jersey
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Map
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,500 1,676 Water
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations0
Based aircraft0

Little Ferry Seaplane Base (FAA LID: 2N7) is a public-use seaplane base located one nautical mile (1.852 km) east of the central business district of the borough of Little Ferry on the Hackensack River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The base is privately owned.[1] Although the Federal Aviation Administration still lists the base as active,[1] New Jersey has prohibited operating seaplanes on navigable waterways since 2015,[2] and no dock facilities have been deemed unsafe.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

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Little Ferry Seaplane Base covers an area of 1 acre (0.40 ha) at an elevation of 0 feet (0 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with a water surface measuring 5,500 by 150 feet (1,676 x 45 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014 the base had 0 aircraft operations. At that time, 0 aircraft were based there.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for 2N7 PDF, effective 2014-04-03
  2. ^ Maag, Christopher (June 29, 2015). "N.J. A Wet Blanket for Seaplanes". The Record. ProQuest 1691588471.
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