Roche Harbor Seaplane Base

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Roche Harbor Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRoche Harbor Resort
Serves Roche Harbor, Washington
Elevation  AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 48°36′29″N123°09′35″W / 48.60806°N 123.15972°W / 48.60806; -123.15972
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Location of airport in Washington
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RCE
RCE (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
NE/SW5,0001,524Water
NW/SE2,500762Water
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations2,800

Roche Harbor Seaplane Base( IATA : RCE [2] , FAA LID : W39) is a public-use seaplane base located adjacent to Roche Harbor, on San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Roche Harbor Resort. [1]

Contents

Facilities and aircraft

Roche Harbor Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: NE/SW is 5,000 by 1,000 feet (1,524 x 305 m) and NW/SE is 2,500 by 500 feet (762 x 152 m). For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 2,800 aircraft operations, an average of 233 per month: 57% air taxi and 43% general aviation. [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Friday Harbor–Seaplane, Seattle–Lake Union [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for W39 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. "Alaska Airlines Partnership FAQ (includes IATA codes)". Kenmore Air. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. San Juan Islands Seaplane Schedule, May 1-June 24, 2010 Archived May 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine