Amook Bay Seaplane Base

Amook Bay Seaplane Base
IATA: AOS ICAO: none FAA LID: AK81
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Mike 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
AOS Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m N/S 8,000 2,438 Water
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 57 Freight 12,000 lbs
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

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]

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:

Airlines	Destinations
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]

Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	Passengers
1	Zachar Bay, AK	Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB)	30

See also

• List of airports in Alaska

References

1. 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. "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.

Other sources

• Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2000-6945) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
  • Order 2005-3-4 (March 3, 2005): selecting Servant Air, Inc. to provide essential air service at Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port William, Seal Bay, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak Bush), at the annual subsidy rate of $149,595 per year for the two-year period beginning with its inauguration of service.
  • Order 2007-5-18 (May 31, 2007): selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at subsidy rates of $152,534 annually, and at Karluk, Alaska, for $29,481 annually, through June 30, 2009.
  • Order 2009-4-23 (April 28, 2009): re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay (Kodiak 11), Alaska, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $143,061 through October 31, 2011.
  • Order 2011-7-6 (July 19, 2011): re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at a combined annual subsidy rate of $144,972, from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2013. Service levels were set at two round trips per week to Kodiak (ADQ) during the 18-week peak season and one round trip per week during the remainder of the year, all with DHC-2 Beaver aircraft.
  • Order 2013-9-12 (September 20, 2013): re-selecting Redemption Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), for $124,663 annual subsidy from November 1, 2013, through October 31, 2015. Scheduled Service: 18-week peak period, 21-week shoulder, 13-week off-peak. Aircraft: DHC-2, Beaver, 6 seats.

External links

• Topographic map from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for AK81
  • AirNav airport information for AK81
  • ASN accident history for AOS
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for AK81