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D28 · Tanglefoot Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID D28 Elev 2,438 ft Lat 48° 32.33' N Lon 116° 49.92' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 — 10,000 ft 2000 ft Water No —
33 — 10,000 ft 2000 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·TIE DOWNS AVBL AT FLOATING DOCKS; ADDNL PKNG AVBL ON BEACH.
  • ·RECOMMEND LANDING SEAPLANE RY 15; DEPARTURE SEAPLANE RY 33- WHEN WINDS PERMIT.
  • ·CAVANAUGH BAY ARPT LCD ADJ S.
  • ·LOOK OUT FOR TFC & ANNC INTNS ON CTAF.
  • ·RWY 15/33 +5' NO WAKE BUOY LOCATED IN LANDING AERA FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·PRVDD ACFT OPERATING AT TANGLEFOOT SPB MONITOR 122.9 & ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS & ESTABLISH TFC PATTERNS THAT COINCIDE WITH CAVANAUGH BAY ARPT PATTERN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-06-28 Republic RC-3 · Weather · day →
1982-07-28 Piper PA-23 · Other · day →

Designees in ID

CFI Flight Instructors 855 A&P Mechanics 1,821 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 42 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 5 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 16 Schools Flight Schools 25 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 15 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 7

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 46 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 47 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 55 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 58 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 58 nm
Timothy Michael Lewis Spokane WA 58 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 99 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 99 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 102 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 151 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Dennis Alvah Hanson Priest Lake ID 15 nm
Wurzel David Parsons-Keir Naples ID 15 nm
Mark Donald Ashmore Naples ID 15 nm
Carl Willem De Graaf Ponderay ID 18 nm
Richard Allen Chambers Sandpoint ID 19 nm
Paul Leland Kelly Sandpoint ID 19 nm
George Stennis Moore Sandpoint ID 19 nm
Robert Peter Del Valle Sandpoint ID 19 nm
Corbett Martin Baker Sandpoint ID 19 nm
Wesley Baxter Roche Sandpoint ID 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Karl Patrick Iskat Nordman ID 6 nm
Dennis Alvah Hanson Priest Lake ID 15 nm
Jerome Raymond Bauer Naples ID 15 nm
Marc Alan Coffman Naples ID 15 nm
Ronald Joseph Schmidt Ponderay ID 18 nm
Steven Allen Hewitt Ponderay ID 18 nm
Stephen Daniel Ruff Sandpoint ID 19 nm
Tom Edward Tuttle Sandpoint ID 19 nm
Nicholas Kelly Newby Sandpoint ID 19 nm
Dominic Charles Bovey Sandpoint ID 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 42 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 46 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 147 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 177 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 191 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 214 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 221 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 229 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 230 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 236 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.