Akutan Seaplane Base
| Akutan Seaplane Base | |||
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| IATA: KQA – ICAO: none – FAA LID: KQA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Public Domain | ||
| Serves | Akutan, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||
| Coordinates | 54°07′57″N 165°47′07″W / 54.1325°N 165.78528°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| E/W | 10,000 | 3,048 | Water |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 52 | ||
| Enplanements (2008) | 1,346 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||
Akutan Seaplane Base (IATA: KQA, FAA LID: KQA) is a public use seaplane base located in Akutan, a city in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Scheduled seaplane service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,346 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 22.33% from the 1,733 enplanements in 2007.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[3]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Akutan Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W which measures 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 52 aircraft operations, an average of one per week, 100% of which were air taxi service.[1]
[edit] Airline and destination
- Peninsula Airways (Dutch Harbor/Unalaska)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for KQA (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 18 December 2009.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 7068) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2009-5-4 Selecting Carrier: Peninsula Airways (PenAir) to provide essential air service at Akutan for an annual subsidy rate of $654,964, through April 30, 2011.
- Order 2007-3-3 Reselecting Carrier: Peninsula Airways (PenAir) to provide subsidized essential air service at Akutan, Alaska, for the period from May 1, 2007, through April 30, 2009, at an annual subsidy rate of $556,155.
- Order 2005-5-12 Reselecting Carrier: Peninsula Airways (PenAir) to provide essential air service at Akutan, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $350,381, for the two-year period May 1, 2005, through April 30, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KQA
- ASN accident history for KQA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KQA
