Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base

This article is about the seaplane base on Lake Union in Seattle. For the seaplane base on Lake Washington in Seattle (about 16 miles east, FAA: S60), see Kenmore Air Harbor.
Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base
Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base
IATA: LKE – ICAO: none – FAA LID: W55
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Gregg Munro
Serves Seattle, Washington
Location Lake Union
Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 47°37′44″N 122°20′19″W / 47.62889°N 122.33861°W / 47.62889; -122.33861
Website www.KenmoreAir.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,000 1,524 Water
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 35,500
Sources: FAA,[1] WSDOT[2]
Kenmore Air DHC-3 Otter on Lake Union

Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base[1][2] (IATA: LKE, FAA LID: W55) is a public use international seaplane base located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Seattle, in King County, Washington, United States.[1] It is situated on Lake Union, hence it is also known as Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base covers an area of 3 acres (1.2 ha) at an elevation of 14 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has one seaplane landing area designated 16/34 which measures 5,000 by 500 feet (1,524 x 152 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 35,500 aircraft operations, an average of 97 per day: 72% air taxi and 28% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Deer Harbor, Eastsound-Rosario, Friday Harbor, Lopez Island, Kenmore, Roche Harbor, Victoria-Inner Harbour, West Sound
Seasonal: Eastsound-Camp Orkila, Galiano Island, Ganges, Maple Bay, Mayne Island, North Pender Island-Port Washington, Saturna Island, South Pender Island-Bedwell Harbour

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for W55 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Kenmore Air Harbor SPB, City: Seattle (Lake Union), ID: W55 at Washington State DOT Airport Directory

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