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This article is about the seaplane base on Lake Washington in Seattle. For the seaplane base on Lake Union in Seattle (about 16 miles west, FAA: W55), see Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base.
Kenmore Air Harbor
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGregg Munro
ServesKenmore, Washington
LocationLake Washington
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates47°45′17″N 122°15′33″W / 47.75472°N 122.25917°W / 47.75472; -122.25917
Websitewww.KenmoreAir.com
Map
KEH is located in Washington (state)
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KEH
KEH is located in the United States
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Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 10,000 3,048 Water
18/36 3,000 914 Water
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations43,000
Based aircraft25
Source: FAA,[1] WSDOT[2]

Kenmore Air Harbor[2] (IATA: KEH, FAA LID: S60) is a public-use seaplane base at the northern end of Lake Washington and 1 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of the central business district of Kenmore, Washington, U.S.[1][2] It primarily serves western Washington and parts of southwestern British Columbia. The base is primarily used by regional seaplane airline Kenmore Air.

Facilities and aircraft

Kenmore Air Harbor covers an area of 5 acres (2.0 ha) at an elevation of 14 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has two seaplane landing areas: 16/34 is 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m) and 18/36 is 3,000 by 1,000 feet (914 x 305 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 43,000 aircraft operations, an average of 118 per day: 81% air taxi and 18% general aviation. At that time there were 25 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Seattle–Lake Union
Seasonal: Baker Island–Blackfish Lodge, Berry Island–Farewell Harbour, Blind Channel, Bliss Landing, Minstrel Island–Bones Bay Lodge, Campbell River–Dolphins Resort, Campbell River–Tyee Spit, Cordero Channel–Cordero Lodge, Cordero Channel–Shoal Bay, Cortes Island–Cortes Bay/Government Dock, Cortes Island–Cortes Bay/Seattle Yacht Club, Cortes Island–Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island–Mansons Landing, Dent Island–Dent Island Lodge, Desolation Sound–Prideaux Haven, East Cracroft Island–Lagoon Cove, Egmont, Egmont–West Coast Wilderness Lodge, Garden Bay–Pender Harbour/Fisherman's Resort, Gilford Island–Pierre's Echo Bay, Hanson Island–Pacific Outback Resort, Malcolm Island–Sund's Lodge, Mink Island, Morgan's Landing, Nanaimo–Harbour, Nimmo Bay, North Broughton Island–Sullivan Bay, North Rendezvous Island–Solstua West, Port Hardy, Port Harvey, Port McNeill, Princess Louisa Inlet–Chatterbox Falls, Princess Louisa Inlet–Malibu Club, Quadra Island–April Point Marina, Quadra Island–April Point Resort, Refuge Cove, Shawl Bay–Frank's Fishing Lodge, Sonora Island, Steep Island, Stuart Island–Big Bay, Stuart Island–Nanook Lodge, Swanson Island–Laton's Lodge

In the arts

Kenmore Air Harbor is the base for the "San Juan Island Run" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X. The seaplane base was also the site of the final task for The Amazing Race 35.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for S60 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Kenmore Air Harbor, City: Kenmore (Lake Washington), ID: S60 at Washington State DOT Airport Directory
  3. ^ Andy Dehnart (December 14, 2023). "Amazing Race 35's winners won after a Seattle scramble—and an amazing season". reality blurred. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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