Miami C (X44)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	X44
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	80°10'13.0000" W / 25°46'42.0000" N -80.170278 / 25.778333 (Estimated)
Elevation	6.00 ft / 1.83 m (Estimated)
Land	2 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles E of Miami, FL
Location	Dade County, FL
Magnetic Variation	03W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF MIAMI
Address	444 SW 2NE MIAMI SEAPLANE BASE MIAMI, FL 33130
Phone number	305-416-1025
Manager	IGNACIO VEGA-PENICHET
Address	1000 MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY 444 SW 2ND AVE MIAMI, FL 33132
Phone number	305-442-4444

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	MIAMI
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZMA - MIAMI
Tie-in FSS	MIA - MIAMI
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	MIA (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	123.025 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12W/30W

Dimensions	14000 x 200 ft (4267 x 61 m)
Surface	WATER
Surface treatment

	12W	30W
Alignment	120°	300°
Coordinates	25.783072 / -80.179567	25.766492 / -80.141161
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
HST	TACAN	HOMESTEAD	19X	108.20	06W	20.7 nm
VKZ	VOR/DME	VIRGINIA KEY	118X	117.10	04W	1.8 nm
FLL	VOR/DME	FORT LAUDERDALE	91X	114.40	06W	17.8 nm
ZBV	VOR/DME	BIMINI	114X	116.70	04W	47.7 nm
DHP	VORTAC	DOLPHIN	86X	113.90	04W	9.8 nm

Remarks

• 500 FT RDO TWR 3/4MI W OF BASE.
• NUMEROUS WATERCRAFT AND LARGE PASSENGER VESSELS IN AREA.
• FOR CD CTC MIAMI APCH AT 305-869-5432.
• HELI PRKG ON SPB RAMP BY PPR ONLY.
• USE CTN FOR HEL OPR AT WATSON ISLAND HELIPORT (89FA) ON ADJACENT PROPERTY TO SPB.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.