Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
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See also: Ketchikan International Airport
| Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base | |||
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IATA: WFB – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 5KE
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Public Domain | ||
| Location | Ketchikan, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||
| Coordinates | 55°20′40″N 131°39′48″W / 55.34444°N 131.66333°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| NW/SE | 10,000 | 3,048 | Water |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Enplanements | 29,878 | ||
| Aircraft operations | 10,450 | ||
| Based aircraft | 51 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (IATA: WFB, FAA LID: 5KE) is located in the harbor of Ketchikan,[1] a city in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this seaplane base had 37,252 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2005 and 29,878 enplanements (5,365 scheduled and 24,513 unscheduled) in 2006.[2]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 x 1,500 ft. (3,048 x 457 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 10,450 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day. At that time there were 51 aircraft based at this airport.[1]
[edit] Airlines and scheduled destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Taquan Air | Coffman Cove, Craig/Klawock, Deep Bay [Moser Bay], Dora/Cholmondely Sound, Edna Bay, Grace Harbor/Long Island, Hydaburg, Hyder, Metakatla, Naukati, Point Baker, Port Protection, Thorne Bay, Whale Pass) [3] |
[edit] Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Craig, AK |
4,000 | Taquan |
| 2 | Metlakatla, AK |
3,000 | Taquan |
| 3 | Thorne Bay, AK |
2,000 | Taquan |
| 4 | Hollis, AK |
2,000 | Taquan |
[edit] See also
- Ketchikan International Airport (IATA: KTN, ICAO: PAKT, FAA LID: KTN)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for 5KE (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
- ^ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2005 and 2006
- ^ "Flight Schedule: Effective June 1 – September 12, 2009". Taquan Air. http://www.taquanair.com/pages/flights_6.1-9.12.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-13.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=WFB&Airport_Name=Ketchikan,%20AK:%20Ketchikan%20Waterfront%20Sea%20Plane%20Base&carrier=FACTS
[edit] External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for 5KE
- ASN accident history for WFB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 5KE
