Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base is a privately owned, public use
seaplane
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base on
Rangeley Lake
Rangeley Lake, located in Franklin County, Maine, United States, is fed by several streams. Its waters flow out from the lake's northwestern corner via the short Rangeley River into Mooselookmeguntic Lake, then Upper and Lower Richardson Lakes ...
, located two
nautical mile
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s (4
km) north of the
central business district
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of
Rangeley, a town in
Franklin County, Maine
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,456, making it the second-least populous county in Maine. Its county seat is Farmington. The county was established on May ...
, United States.
Facilities and aircraft
Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated 6/24 with a
water
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surface measuring 7,000 x 1,000 feet (2,134 x 305 m). For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2010, the airport had 200
general aviation
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aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month.
See also
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List of airports in Maine
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Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport at
References
External links
Aerial image as of June 1997from
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Airports in Maine
Transportation buildings and structures in Franklin County, Maine
Seaplane bases in the United States