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flyingcheesehead
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Only ice runway in the contiguous US? Not so.
It may be the only one that is colocated with a charted seaplane base, but it's most certainly not the only one. I know that someone puts one together on Lake Winnebago (the big one just east of OSH). And there's another thread about one up in MN on Mille Lacs too.
It may be the only one that is colocated with a charted seaplane base, but it's most certainly not the only one. I know that someone puts one together on Lake Winnebago (the big one just east of OSH). And there's another thread about one up in MN on Mille Lacs too.
I think it’s the only official one with an airport designation (B18). I’m sure there are lots of lakes that have a plowed strip out there.
ColinD
Line Up and Wait
I bet a lot of charted seaplane bases maintain a plowed surface in the winter months, and certainly a lot of pilots remove the floats, convert to skis, and continue to operate from the same unplowed seaplane bases all winter.
B18 can claim the distinction; it's not hurting anyone.
B18 can claim the distinction; it's not hurting anyone.
