Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base

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Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves Excursion Inlet, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 58°25′14″N135°26′57″W / 58.42056°N 135.44917°W / 58.42056; -135.44917
Map
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EXI
Location of airport in Alaska
Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
NW/SE1,000305Water
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2015)200
Based aircraft0
Passengers148
Freight26,000 lbs

Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base( IATA : EXI, FAA LID : EXI) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Excursion Inlet, in the Haines Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] Scheduled passenger service is subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Contents

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a general aviation airport based on 69 enplanements (boardings) in calendar year 2012. [3] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 69 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2008, [4] 68 enplanements in 2009, and 30 in 2010. [5]

Facilities and aircraft

Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 1,000 by 1,000 feet (305 x 305 m). [1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 700 aircraft operations, an average of 58 per month: 71% general aviation and 29% air taxi. [1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Seaplanes Juneau [6]
Ward Air Juneau

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016 [2]
RankCityAirportPassengers
1 Flag of Alaska.svg Juneau, AK Juneau International Airport 70
2 Flag of Alaska.svg Gustavus, AK Gustavus Airport 10

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for EXI PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Excursion Inlet, AK: Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. "Alaska Seaplanes Fall Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2022.

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