Angoon Seaplane Base

Angoon Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves Angoon, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 57°30′13″N 134°35′06″W / 57.50361°N 134.58500°W / 57.50361; -134.58500Coordinates: 57°30′13″N 134°35′06″W / 57.50361°N 134.58500°W / 57.50361; -134.58500
Map
AGN
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
NW/SE 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft Operations 1,700
Based Aircraft 0
Passengers 3,316
Freight 142,000 lbs

Angoon Seaplane Base (IATA: AGN, ICAO: PAGN, FAA LID: AGN) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Angoon,[1] a city on Admiralty Island in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,770 passenger enplanements (boardings) in calendar year 2008,[2] 1,750 in 2009, and 1,680 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015-2019 categorized it as a general aviation airport, based on 1,743 enplanements in 2012 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Angoon Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 by 900 feet (3,048 x 274 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 1,150 aircraft operations, an average of 95 per month: 87% air taxi and 13% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Seaplane Service Juneau[5]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2015[6]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Alaska Seaplanes
3,320(100%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[6]
Rank City Airport name & IATA code Passengers
1 Juneau, AK Juneau International Airport (JNU) 1,770
2 Tenakee, AK Tenakee Airport (TKE) 20

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for AGN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alaska Seaplanes Winter Schedule" (PDF). (retrieved January 11, 2017)
  6. 1 2 "Angoon, AK: Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

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