Point Baker Seaplane Base
| Point Baker Seaplane Base | |||||||||||
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| IATA: KPB – ICAO: none – FAA LID: KPB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Point Baker, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°21′07″N 133°37′21″W / 56.35194°N 133.62250°WCoordinates: 56°21′07″N 133°37′21″W / 56.35194°N 133.62250°W | ||||||||||
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  KPB Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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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]
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]
Airline and destination
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Taquan Air | Ketchikan [3] |
References
- 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for KPB (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KPB
- AirNav airport information for KPB
- ASN accident history for KPB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPB
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