Point Baker Seaplane Base

Point Baker Seaplane Base (IATA: KPB, FAA LID: KPB) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Point Baker,[1] a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Point Baker Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
ServesPoint Baker, Alaska
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates56°21′07″N 133°37′21″W
Map
KPB
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
N/S 4,000 1,219 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations330

Facilities and aircraft

Point Baker Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated N/S with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 250 feet (1,219 x 76 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 330 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month: 91% air taxi and 9% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Taquan Air Ketchikan[3]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for KPB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  3. "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.


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