Tenakee Seaplane Base

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Tenakee Seaplane Base
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves Tenakee Springs, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 57°46′47″N135°13′06″W / 57.77972°N 135.21833°W / 57.77972; -135.21833
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TKE
Location of airport in Alaska
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TKE
TKE (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
E/W10,0003,048Water
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
H17623Wood
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations650

Tenakee Seaplane Base( IATA : TKE, FAA LID : TKE) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Tenakee Springs, [1] a city 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 657 enplanements (passenger boardings) in 2012 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year). [2] As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 639 enplanements in calendar year 2008, [3] 617 enplanements in 2009, and 645 in 2010. [4]

Facilities and aircraft

Tenakee Seaplane Base has a seaplane landing area designated E/W which measures 10,000 by 7,000 feet (3,048 x 2,134 m). It also has a helipad designated H1 with a wood surface measuring 76 by 66 feet (23 x 20 m). [1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 650 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per month: 77% air taxi and 23% general aviation. [1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Seaplanes [5] Juneau [6]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013 [7]
CarrierPassengers (arriving and departing)
Alaska
1,380(100%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013 [7]
RankCityAirport name & IATA codePassengers
20132012
1 Juneau, AK Juneau International (JNU) 7060
2 Angoon, AK Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) 6010

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for TKE 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 "Tenakee, AK: Tenakee Airport (TKE)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

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