North Whale Seaplane Base Explained

North Whale Seaplane Base
Iata:WWP
Faa:96Z
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
City-Served:North Whale Pass, Alaska
Elevation-F:0
Coordinates:56.1164°N -133.1217°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:96Z
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:NW/SE
R1-Length-F:10,000
R1-Surface:Water
Stat-Year:2006
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:350
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

North Whale Seaplane Base is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in North Whale Pass, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

North Whale Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 350 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per month: 86% air taxi and 14% general aviation.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . faa.gov . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .