Brooks Seaplane Base | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Coeur d'Alene | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,125 ft / 648 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°40′20″N116°47′10″W / 47.67222°N 116.78611°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1] | |||||||||||||||
Brooks Seaplane Base( FAA LID : S76) is a city-owned, public-use seaplane base located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. [1] It is located on Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Brooks Seaplane Base has two landing areas designated 11/29 and 15/33, each measuring 15,000 x 2,000 feet (4,572 x 610 m). For the 12-month period ending September 27, 2006, the airport had 2,900 aircraft operations, an average of 242 per month: 59% general aviation and 41% air taxi. [1]
On July 5, 2020, two aircraft, a Cessna 206 and a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver collided over Lake Coeur d'Alene killing all eight aboard both planes. [2] The de Havilland floatplane had originated from Brooks Seaplane Base and was carrying 48-year old professional golfer Sean Fredrickson and his three children on a seaplane tour. [3] Fredrickson served as the president of the Pacific Northwest PGA Section. [4]
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