Point Baker Seaplane Base

Point Baker Seaplane Base
Point Baker Seaplane Base
	IATA: KPB; ICAO: none; FAA LID: KPB;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves	Point Baker, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	56°21′07″N 133°37′21″W
Map
	KPB Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations	330
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Point Baker Seaplane Base (IATA: KPB, FAA LID: KPB) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Point Baker,[1] a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of 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]

Facilities and aircraft

Point Baker Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated N/S with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 250 feet (1,219 x 76 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 330 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month: 91% air taxi and 9% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Taquan Air	Ketchikan[3]

References

FAA Airport Master Record for KPB (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
"2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
"Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.

External links

Topographic map from USGS The National Map

Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KPB
- AirNav airport information for KPB
- ASN accident history for KPB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPB

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[FAA-1] FAA Airport Master Record for KPB (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

[2] "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.

[3] "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.