Pelican Seaplane Base

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Pelican Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Pelican
Serves Pelican, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 57°57′19″N136°14′11″W / 57.95528°N 136.23639°W / 57.95528; -136.23639
Map
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PEC
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
NW/SE10,0003,048Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations350
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Pelican Seaplane Base( IATA : PEC, FAA LID : PEC) is a public-use seaplane base located in and owned by the City of Pelican, [1] on Chichagof Island in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Contents

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015-2019 categorized it as a general aviation airport based on 859 enplanements (passenger boardings) in 2012 [2] (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year). As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 744 enplanements in calendar year 2008, [3] 550 in 2009, and 652 in 2010. [4]

Facilities and aircraft

Pelican Seaplane Base has one runway designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m). [1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 350 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per month: 86% air taxi and 14% general aviation. [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Seaplanes [5] Juneau [6]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013 [7]
Carrier  Passengers (arriving and departing)
Alaska
1,630(100%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013 [7]
RankCityAirport name & IATA codePassengers
20132012
1 Juneau, AK Juneau International (JNU) 770800
2 Elfin Cove, AK Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) 60<10

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for PEC PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ "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. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Alaska Seaplane Service (also known as Alaska Seaplanes)
  6. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Elfin Cove, AK: Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2002-11586) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2003-1-27 (January 28, 2003): selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide subsided essential air service at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $177,681 for a two-year term from February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2005.
    • Order 2005-5-3 (May 10, 2005): selecting Alaska Seaplane Service to provide essential air service (EAS) to Pelican and Elfin Cove, Alaska, and establishing a subsidy rate of $216,593 per year.
    • Order 2007-9-7 (September 7, 2007): granting the Petition for Reconsideration of Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, and extending its subsidized essential air service (EAS) term at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, to a four-year term, through May 31, 2011.
    • Order 2011-3-11 (March 9, 2011): re-selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $75,391 at Elfin Cove and $185,721 at Pelican, from June 1, 2011, through January 31, 2015. Pelican, Alaska: Docket OST-2002-11586. Scheduled Service: Six nonstop round trips per week year round to Juneau. Aircraft: DeHavilland Beaver, six seats.
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