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Friday Harbor Seaplane Base

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Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPort of Friday Harbor
ServesFriday Harbor, Washington
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates48°32′14″N 123°00′35″W / 48.53722°N 123.00972°W / 48.53722; -123.00972
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FBS is located in Washington (state)
FBS
FBS
FBS is located in the United States
FBS
FBS
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 10,000 3,048 Water
12/30 6,000 1,829 Water
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations8,600

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (IATA: FBS[2], FAA LID: W33) is a public use seaplane base located adjacent to Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Friday Harbor.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

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de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane at Friday Harbor Seaplane Base on arrival from Seattle Lake Union

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: 3/21 is 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m) and 12/30 is 6,000 by 1,000 feet (1,829 x 305 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 8,600 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 53.5% were air taxi flights and 46.5% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Roche Harbor, Seattle–Lake Union[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for W33 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Alaska Airlines Partnership FAQ (includes IATA codes)". Kenmore Air. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ^ "San Juan Islands Seaplane Schedule, May 1-June 24, 2010". Kenmore Air. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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