West Point Village Seaplane Base

West Point Village Seaplane Base
West Point Village Seaplane Base
	IATA: KWP; ICAO: none; FAA LID: KWP;
Summary
Airport type	Public use
Owner	West Point Canning Co.
Serves	West Point, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	57°46′12″N153°32′56″W / 57.77000°N 153.54889°W
Map
	KWP Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated December 14, 2023

West Point Village Seaplane Base( IATA : KWP^[2], FAA LID : KWP^[3]) is a public use seaplane base located in West Point, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] It is privately owned by the West Point Canning Co.^[1]

Facilities

West Point Village Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 500 feet (3,048 x 152 m).^[1]

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Island Air Service	Kodiak, Port Bailey, Uganik ^[4]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013^[5]
Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Island	80(100%)

Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013^[5]
Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	Passengers
Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	2013	2012
1	Kodiak, AK	Kodiak Airport (ADQ)	50	40

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References

1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for KWP PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (KWP: West Point / Village SPB)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved June 9, 2014.
↑ "Airport information for KWP". Federal Aviation Administration . Retrieved June 9, 2014.
↑ "Summer Float Schedule: Effective May 28, 2012 - September 22, 2012". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
1 2 "West Point, AK: West Point Village (KWP)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

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 KWP
- AirNav airport information for KWP
- ASN accident history for KWP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KWP

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[FAA-1] 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for KWP PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

[2] "IATA Airport Code Search (KWP: West Point / Village SPB)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved June 9, 2014.

[3] "Airport information for KWP". Federal Aviation Administration . Retrieved June 9, 2014.

[4] "Summer Float Schedule: Effective May 28, 2012 - September 22, 2012". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.

[transtats.bts.gov-5] 1 2 "West Point, AK: West Point Village (KWP)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

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