Scotts Seaplane Base

Scotts Seaplane Base (ICAO: KCDD, FAA LID: CDD) is a public use seaplane base located in the community of Crane Lake, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It is privately owned by Darrell Scott[1] and is also known at Scott's Seaplane Base.[2]

Scotts Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDarrell Scott
ServesCrane Lake, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL1,119 ft / 341 m
Coordinates48°16′0″N 92°29′1″W
Map
CDD
Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
CDD
CDD (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7W/25W 8,000 2,438 Water
16W/34W 7,000 2,134 Water
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations8,000

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Scotts Seaplane Base is assigned CDD by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned CDD to Cauquira, Honduras[4]).

Facilities and aircraft

Scotts Seaplane Base covers an area of 5 acres (2.0 ha) at an elevation of 1,119 feet (341 m) above mean sea level. It has two seaplane landing areas: 7W/25W is 8,000 x 1,000 feet (2,438 x 305 m) and 16W/34W is 7,000 x 1,000 feet (2,134 x 305 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2003, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 61% general aviation and 39% air taxi.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CDD PDF, effective 2008-04-10
  2. Crane Lake: Scott's Seaplane Base (CDD) Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine at Minnesota DOT airport directory
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KCDD - Crane Lake, Minnesota (Scotts Seaplane Base)
  4. Great Circle Mapper: CDD - Cauquira, Honduras
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