Waterfall Seaplane Base Explained

Waterfall Seaplane Base
Iata:KWF
Faa:KWF
Type:Public
Owner:Waterfall Cannery Resort
City-Served:Waterfall, Alaska
Elevation-F:0
Elevation-M:0
Coordinates:55.2964°N -133.2433°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:KWF
R1-Number:NW/SE
R1-Length-F:10,00
R1-Length-M:3,048
R1-Surface:Water
Stat-Year:2006
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:1,600
Stat2-Header:Enplanements (2008)
Stat2-Data:2,072

Waterfall Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base located in Waterfall on Prince of Wales Island in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the Waterfall Cannery Resort.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Waterfall SPB had 2,072 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 7% from the 2,237 enplanements in 2007.

Facilities and aircraft

Waterfall Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE, which measures 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m). It is unattended and the dock is removed in winter months (October through March). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 1,600 aircraft operations, an average of 133 per month: 94% air taxi and 6% general aviation.

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