Hollis Seaplane Base Explained

Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base
Iata:HYL
Faa:HYL
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF – Southeastern Region
City-Served:Hollis, Alaska
Elevation-F:0
Coordinates:55.4906°N -132.6236°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:HYL
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:E/W
R1-Length-F:10,000
R1-Surface:Water
Stat-Year:2006
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:450
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base 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. 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). 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).

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.

Airlines and non-stop destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: HYL – Hollis Seaplane Base – Hollis, Alaska, USA . FAA information effective July 31, 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907184756/http://www.airnav.com/airport/HYL . September 7, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  4. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  5. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012.
  6. Web site: Hollis, AK: Hollis Seaplane Base (HYL) . . December 2011 .