Amook Bay Seaplane Base

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Amook Bay Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerMike Munsey
Serves Amook Bay, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 57°28′17″N153°48′55″W / 57.47139°N 153.81528°W / 57.47139; -153.81528
Map
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AOS
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
N/S8,0002,438Water
Statistics (2015)
Passengers57
Freight12,000 lbs

Amook Bay Seaplane Base( IATA : AOS [2] , FAA LID : AK81 [3] ) is a privately owned seaplane base located in Amook Bay, a community in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1]

Contents

Although classified by the FAA as "private use", Amook Bay has scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, which is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Facilities and aircraft

Amook Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated N/S with a water surface measuring 8,000 by 700 feet (2,438 x 213 m). For the 12-month period ending June 12, 1978, the airport had 170 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per month: 71% general aviation and 29% air taxi. [1]

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Island Air Service Kodiak, Zachar Bay [4]

Statistics

Carrier shares: August 2019 – July 2020 [5]
Carrier  Passengers (arriving and departing)
Island Air
60(100%)
Top domestic destinations: August 2019 – July 2020 [5]
RankCityAirport name & IATA codePassengers
1 Zachar Bay, AK Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB) 30

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for AK81 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (AOS: Amook)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Airport information for AK81". Federal Aviation Administration . Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Winter Float Schedule: Effective September 16, 2016 - May, 2017". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Amook Bay, AK: Amook Bay Airport (AOS)". 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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