Port Williams Seaplane Base Explained
| Port Williams Seaplane Base |
| Iata: | KPR |
| Faa: | KPR |
| Type: | Public |
| City-Served: | Port Williams, Alaska |
| Elevation-F: | 0 |
| Coordinates: | 58.49°N -152.5822°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
| Pushpin Label: | KPR |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | E/W |
| R1-Length-F: | 10,000 |
| R1-Surface: | Water |
| Stat-Year: | 2006 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 15 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Port Williams Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base located in Port Williams (also known as Port William), in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Port William is located on the southern tip of Shuyak Island, facing Afognak Island, about 45 miles north of Kodiak.[2]
Scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
Facilities and aircraft
Port Williams Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 4,000 feet (3,048 x 1,219 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 15 general aviation aircraft operations.
Airline and destinations
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
Statistics
See also
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2000-6945) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2005-3-4 (March 3, 2005): selecting Servant Air, Inc. to provide essential air service at Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port William, Seal Bay, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak Bush), at the annual subsidy rate of $149,595 per year for the two-year period beginning with its inauguration of service.
- Order 2007-5-18 (May 31, 2007): selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at subsidy rates of $152,534 annually, and at Karluk, Alaska, for $29,481 annually, through June 30, 2009.
- Order 2009-4-23 (April 28, 2009): re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay (Kodiak 11), Alaska, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $143,061 through October 31, 2011.
- Order 2011-7-6 (July 19, 2011): re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at a combined annual subsidy rate of $144,972, from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2013. Service levels were set at two round trips per week to Kodiak (ADQ) during the 18-week peak season and one round trip per week during the remainder of the year, all with DHC-2 Beaver aircraft.
- Order 2013-9-12 (September 20, 2013): re-selecting Redemption Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), for $124,663 annual subsidy from November 1, 2013, through October 31, 2015. Scheduled Service: 18-week peak period, 21-week shoulder, 13-week off-peak. Aircraft: DHC-2, Beaver, 6 seats.
External links
Notes and References
- . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_BLOCK.cfm?comm_boro_name=Port+William&DATA_TYPE=Overview,Economy Port William community overview
- Web site: Port Williams, AK: Port Williams Airport (KPR) . . December 2013 . June 9, 2014 .
