Kitching Cove Seaplane Base

The closure was due to the passing of its private owner. Private-use airfields and bases often cease to exist when the owner no longer operates them. Following the owner's death, the associated waterfront property was sold and redeveloped, permanently eliminating any land-based infrastructure for the seaplane base.

The site is no longer an active or designated seaplane base. The water area of Kitching Cove is now used for general recreational boating, such as by yachts and small pleasure craft. The shoreline property that would have supported the base has been completely redeveloped into a high-end, single-family residential community. There are no remaining signs of aviation infrastructure.

Kitching Cove Seaplane Base was a private-use facility supporting general aviation. Its operations were centered around the personal recreational flying of its owner and likely a small circle of local aviation enthusiasts. The cove itself, a part of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, was likely named for the Kitching family who owned the adjacent property. The base's significance was not commercial or military, but rather as a personal hub for seaplane activity in the Port St. Lucie and Stuart area.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening. The complete residential redevelopment of the adjacent land makes the reactivation of a seaplane base at this location unfeasible due to incompatible land use, safety concerns, and potential noise issues in the now-established quiet residential neighborhood.