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Edo Seaplane Base (4NY2) is a private-use seaplane facility on Flushing Bay in College Point, Queens, New York, sited less than a mile from LaGuardia Airport. It offers three water runways of varying length and is historically associated with the Edo Aircraft Corporation's seaplane float manufacturing operations in the area.
Edo Seaplane Base is a private-use water aerodrome in College Point, Queens, New York, situated on Flushing Bay. It is closely tied to the Edo Aircraft Corporation, once a major manufacturer of seaplane floats, and the base was built to support that company's seaplane operations. For a simulator pilot, its proximity to LaGuardia Airport and its unusual set of three separate water runways make it a distinctive and characterful destination in the New York seaplane scene.
The base lies in Flushing Bay, College Point, Queens, less than a mile north of LaGuardia Airport, placing it close to one of the busiest and most tightly controlled airspace environments in the New York area. Pilots operating here should expect to be in the vicinity of LaGuardia's airspace and should coordinate accordingly when transiting or operating near the field.
Edo Seaplane Base has three physical water runways. The longest pair, 38W/42W, is 9997/9996 feet long. A second pair, 40W/44W, measures 7134/7135 feet. The shortest pair, 37W/41W, is 5001 feet in length. All runways are water surfaces, with no lighting or instrument approach aids, and the field sits at an elevation of 0 feet.
No communications frequencies are published for Edo Seaplane Base, and it has no known air traffic control or advisory service. Pilots should expect to operate on a see-and-avoid basis, coordinating as necessary with the busy airspace of nearby LaGuardia Airport.
Landings on the water runways are made at 2,000 feet from shore, except in an emergency, reflecting the constrained and busy waterway environment of Flushing Bay.
The base is easily identified by its position in Flushing Bay, immediately adjacent to LaGuardia Airport, which serves as the most prominent visual reference for locating the field from the air.
Edo Seaplane Base takes its name from the Edo Aircraft Corporation, which operated a seaplane floats factory in College Point, Queens. The base was built to support the company's seaplane operations, reflecting the broader role that seaplane bases played in the New York area during the era when flying boats and floatplanes were a significant part of the region's aviation activity.
Edo Seaplane Base remains a private-use general aviation seaplane base supporting seaplane operations in Flushing Bay. As a private facility, prior permission is required before any flight can be made there.
