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Tanglefoot Seaplane Base is a privately owned, public-use
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base in
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. It is located at
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, on west shore of Cavanaugh Bay.Priest Lake: Getting Here


Facilities and aircraft

Tanglefoot Seaplane Base covers an area of at an
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of 2,438 feet (743 m) above
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. It has one landing area (15/33) measuring 10,000 x 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m). For the 12-month period ending May 21, 2007, the airport had 175
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aircraft operations.


See also

* Cavanaugh Bay Airport *
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Priest Lake USFS Airport Priest Lake USFS Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Nordman, in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. It is owned by the United States Forest Service. The airport is loca ...


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