Brooks Seaplane Base
S76 · Coeur D'Alene, Idaho · Kootenai County · map
Brooks Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the City of Coeur D'Alene in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, 2,125 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Brooks Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is S76.
Where is Brooks Seaplane Base?
It is in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, 2,125 feet above sea level.
Does Brooks Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Brooks Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Brooks Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: PC Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Brooks Seaplane Base?
6 pilot examiners and 11 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S76
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Coeur D'Alene
- Elevation
- 2,125 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- March to October, every day, 9:00 am to dusk
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11W/29W | 15,000 × 2,000 ft | Water, excellent | |
| 15W/33W | 15,000 × 2,000 ft | Water |
- Runway 11W: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 15W: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Coeur D'Alene Airport (6 nm north), Felts Field (22 nm west), Spokane International (30 nm west), Deer Park Airport (31 nm northwest).
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
- Airport existed prior to 15 may 1959.
- Heavy boat traffic and parasail activity on and in the vicinity of of spb landing area.
- Docks and office building owned by shane rogers.
- Tour planes fly patterns ovr lake at 600 feet above ground level; all otr aircraft should fly at 1000 feet above ground level. Do not overlfly city.
- Helicopter operations in the vicinity of spb; helipad location on adjacent hotel rooftop.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Coeur D'Alene from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Coeur D'Alene, ID as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- PC Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Post Falls, 8 miles away Pacific Coast Flyers is a flying club based in Southern California that operates from two airports in the San Diego area: McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) in Carlsbad and Bob Maxwell Memorial Field (KOKB) in Oceanside.
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 11 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 4 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 (9 nm) · (909) 223-8705 · [email protected]
- Douglas Glen Belcher instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Newman Lake, WA (14 nm) · (509) 999-4380 · [email protected]
- 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 · Spokane Valley, WA (17 nm) · (509) 999-2138 · [email protected]
- David Lucio Valenti private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Spokane, WA (22 nm) · (509) 999-2449 · [email protected]
- Jay Daniel Bigley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Spokane, WA (22 nm) · (509) 434-4789 · [email protected]
- Timothy Michael Lewis private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Northwest Flight Service · Spokane, WA (22 nm) · (509) 220-0498 · [email protected]
All 32 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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
- PC Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- 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/S76.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.