Hollis Seaplane Base
Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hollis, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°29′26″N 132°37′25″W / 55.49056°N 132.62361°W | ||||||||||
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Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: HYL, FAA LID: HYL) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Hollis, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It was formerly known as Hollis Seaplane Base.[2]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,661 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 1,820 enplanements in 2009, and 1,965 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[5]
Facilities and aircraft
Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 500 feet (3,048 x 152 m).[1] It formerly had two landing areas, a NW/SE waterway measuring 6,000 by 500 feet (1,829 x 152 m) and an E/W waterway that was 4,500 by 500 feet (1,372 x 152 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 450 aircraft operations, an average of 37 per month: 89% air taxi and 11% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and non-stop destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Pacific Airways | Ketchikan [6] |
| Promech Air | Ketchikan [7] |
| Taquan Air | Ketchikan [8] |
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| PM Air, LLC | |
| Pacific | |
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| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Ketchikan, AK | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | 1,000 |
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HYL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "HYL – Hollis Seaplane Base – Hollis, Alaska, USA". FAA information effective July 31, 2008. AirNav. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008.
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"Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
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"Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
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"2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Flight Schedules: Effective July 1, 2012 through August 15, 2012". Pacific Airways. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Scheduled Flights: Effective July 1 ~ August 20, 2012". Promech Air. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ a b "Hollis, AK: Hollis Seaplane Base (HYL)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2011.
External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HYL
- AirNav airport information for HYL
- ASN accident history for HYL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for HYL