Tenakee Seaplane Base

Tenakee Seaplane Base
IATA: TKE – ICAO: none – FAA LID: TKE
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves Tenakee Springs, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 57°46′47″N 135°13′06″W / 57.77972°N 135.21833°W / 57.77972; -135.21833Coordinates: 57°46′47″N 135°13′06″W / 57.77972°N 135.21833°W / 57.77972; -135.21833
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TKE

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
E/W 10,000 3,048 Water
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 76 23 Wood
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 650

Tenakee Seaplane Base (IATA: TKE, FAA LID: TKE) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Tenakee Springs,[1] a city on Chichagof Island in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[2] As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 639 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 617 enplanements in 2009, and 645 in 2010.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Tenakee Seaplane Base has a seaplane landing area designated E/W which measures 10,000 by 7,000 feet (3,048 x 2,134 m). It also has a helipad designated H1 with a wood surface measuring 76 by 66 feet (23 x 20 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 650 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per month: 77% air taxi and 23% general aviation.[1]

Airline and destination

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Seaplane Service[5] Juneau[6]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013[7]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Alaska
1,380(100%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013[7]
Rank City Airport name & IATA code Passengers
2013 2012
1 Juneau, AK Juneau International (JNU) 70 60
2 Angoon, AK Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) 60 10

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for TKE (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ "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)
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ "About Us". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Alaska Seaplane Service (also known as Alaska Seaplanes)
  6. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Tenakee, AK: Tenakee Airport (TKE)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

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