Tanglefoot Seaplane Base
D28 · Cavanaugh Bay, Idaho · Bonner County · map
Tanglefoot Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Tanglefoot LTD, 1 mile northwest of Cavanaugh Bay, Idaho, 2,438 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Tanglefoot Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is D28.
Where is Tanglefoot Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile northwest of Cavanaugh Bay, Idaho, 2,438 feet above sea level.
Does Tanglefoot Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Tanglefoot Seaplane Base?
3 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Tanglefoot Seaplane Base…
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D28
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Tanglefoot LTD
- Elevation
- 2,438 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to October, every day, dawn to dusk
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1994
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15W/33W | 10,000 × 2,000 ft | Water |
- Runway 15W: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Sandpoint Airport (18 nm southeast), Boundary County (24 nm northeast), Chewelah Municipal (39 nm west), Deer Park Airport (42 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Sandpoint Airport (18 nm southeast), Boundary County (24 nm northeast), Chewelah Municipal (39 nm west), Deer Park Airport (42 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Idaho · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided aircraft operating at Tanglefoot spb monitor 122.9 and announce intentions and establish traffic patterns that coincide with Cavanaugh Bay airport pattern.
- Tie downs available at floating docks; addnl pkng available on beach.
- Recommend landing seaplane runway 15; departure seaplane runway 33- when winds permit.
- Cavanaugh Bay airport lcd adjacent south. Look out for traffic and annc intns on the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 15/33 +5' no wake buoy located in landing aera
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cavanaugh Bay from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Cavanaugh Bay, ID as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Jared Ryan Testa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Deer Park Airport · Deer Park, WA (42 nm) · (509) 999-2138 · [email protected]
- Kevin Walter Rothfus private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hayden, ID (45 nm) · (909) 223-8705 · [email protected]
- Douglas Glen Belcher instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Newman Lake, WA (46 nm) · (509) 999-4380 · [email protected]
All 14 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,200 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/D28.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.