Airports / New York / RSX
Rouses Point Seaplane Base
RSXRouses Point, New YorkELEV 95 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Rouses Point Seaplane Base (RSX) is a seaplane base serving Rouses Point, New York. The airport sits 95 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RSX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG, 21 nm), Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV, 32 nm), and Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK, 51 nm).
Charter pricing from RSX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under NY47. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Rouses Point.
Field capability
ICAO
K21
IATA
RSX
FAA / Local
—
Elevation
95 ft
Coordinates
44.9917° N · 73.3631° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Seaplane
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NY fields
state range 6–2,135 ft
At 95 ft, RSX sits lower than 74% of the 50 New York fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 21nmPBGPlattsburgh International AirportPlattsburgh
- 32nmBTVPatrick Leahy Burlington International AirportBurlington
- 51nmSLKAdirondack Regional AirportSaranac Lake
- 58nmMPVEdward F Knapp State AirportBarre/Montpelier
- 63nmMSSMassena International Airport Richards FieldMassena
- 90nmRUTRutland - Southern Vermont Regional AirportRutland
Location
Open the full mapK21 · Rouses Point Seaplane Base · Rouses Point, NY