| Sitka Seaplane Base | |
| Faa: | A29 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City & Borough of Sitka |
| City-Served: | Sitka, Alaska |
| Elevation-F: | 0 |
| Coordinates: | 57.0522°N -135.3461°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
| Pushpin Label: | A29 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| R1-Number: | NW/SE |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,000 |
| R1-Surface: | Water |
| Stat-Year: | 2006 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 4,750 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 9 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Sitka Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base owned by and located in Sitka, a city and borough in 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] This seaplane base is located near the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 32 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 22 enplanements in 2009, and 41 in 2010.[4]
Sitka Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 200 feet (1,219 x 61 m). It is located on the Sitka Channel, between Japonski Island and Baranof Island.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 4,750 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 84% air taxi and 16% general aviation. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.
The following airline service is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.[5]