Brooks Seaplane Base is a city-owned, public-use

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base located in the city of Coeur d'Alene,

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. It is located on

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Facilities and aircraft

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%

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and 41%

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Accidents and Incidents

On July 5, 2020, two aircraft, a Cessna 206 and a

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collided over

killing all eight aboard both planes. 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. Fredrickson served as the president of the Pacific Northwest PGA Section.

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