Friday Harbor Seaplane Base

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (IATA: FBS[2], FAA LID: W33) is a public use seaplane base located adjacent to Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Friday Harbor.[1]

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPort of Friday Harbor
ServesFriday Harbor, Washington
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates48°32′14″N 123°00′35″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 10,000 3,048 Water
12/30 6,000 1,829 Water
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations8,600

Facilities and aircraft
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane at Friday Harbor Seaplane Base on arrival from Seattle Lake Union

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: 3/21 is 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m) and 12/30 is 6,000 by 1,000 feet (1,829 x 305 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 8,600 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 53.5% were air taxi flights and 46.5% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Seattle, Roche Harbor [3]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for W33 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. "Alaska Airlines Partnership FAQ (includes IATA codes)". Kenmore Air. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. "San Juan Islands Seaplane Schedule, May 1-June 24, 2010". Kenmore Air. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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