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| Waterfall Seaplane Base |
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| IATA: KWF – ICAO: none – FAA LID: KWF |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Waterfall Cannery Resort |
| Serves |
Waterfall, Alaska |
| Elevation AMSL |
0 ft / 0 m |
| Coordinates |
55°17′47″N 133°14′36″W / 55.29639°N 133.24333°W / 55.29639; -133.24333 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| NW/SE |
10,00 |
3,048 |
Water |
| Statistics (2006) |
| Aircraft operations |
1,600 |
| Enplanements (2008) |
2,072 |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Waterfall Seaplane Base (IATA: KWF, FAA LID: KWF) is a public-use seaplane base located in Waterfall on Prince of Wales Island in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the Waterfall Cannery Resort.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Waterfall SPB had 2,072 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 7% from the 2,237 enplanements in 2007.
Facilities and aircraft
Waterfall Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m). It is unattended and the dock is removed in winter months (October through March). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 1,600 aircraft operations, an average of 133 per month: 94% air taxi and 6% general aviation.
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Location
& QuickFacts
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FAA
Information Effective: |
2006-06-08 |
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Airport
Identifier: |
KWF |
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Longitude/Latitude: |
133-14-36.0090W/55-17-46.7620N
-133.243336/55.296323 (Estimated) |
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Elevation: |
0 ft / 0.00 m (Estimated) |
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Land: |
0 acres |
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From
nearest city: |
0 nautical miles SW of Waterfall, AK |
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Location: |
Prince Of Wales County, AK |
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Magnetic Variation: |
26E (1985) |
Owner
& Manager
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Ownership: |
Privately owned |
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Owner: |
Waterfall Cannery Resort |
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Address: |
Box 1122
Ketchikan, AK 99901 |
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Address: |
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Airport
Operations and Facilities
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Airport
Use: |
Open to public |
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Wind
indicator: |
No |
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Segmented
Circle: |
No |
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Control
Tower: |
No |
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Attendance
Schedule: |
UNATNDD |
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Landing
fee charge: |
No |
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Sectional
chart: |
Ketchikan |
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Region: |
AAL - Alaska |
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Boundary
ARTCC: |
ZAN - Anchorage |
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Tie-in
FSS: |
KTN - Ketchikan |
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FSS
on Airport: |
No |
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FSS
Phone: |
907-225-9481 |
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FSS
Toll Free: |
LC225-9481 |
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NOTAMs
Facility: |
KTN (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
Airport
Communications
Airport
Services
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Airframe
Repair: |
NONE |
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Power
Plant Repair: |
NONE |
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Bottled
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Bulk
Oxygen: |
NONE |
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Runway
Information
Runway NW/SE
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Dimension: |
10000 x 1000 ft / 3048.0 x 304.8 m |
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Surface: |
WATER, |
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Runway NW |
Runway SE |
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Traffic
Pattern: |
Left |
Left |
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Markings: |
None, |
None, |
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Runway
End Identifier: |
No |
No |
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Centerline
Lights: |
No |
No |
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Touchdown
Lights: |
No |
No |
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Radio Navigation
Aids
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ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
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AKW |
NDB/DME |
Klawock |
105X |
229.00 |
24E |
17.3 nm |
Remarks
- DOCK
REMOVED IN WINTER MONTHS.
Operational Statistics
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Aircraft
Operations: |
9/Month |
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Air Taxi: |
50.0% |
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General
Aviation Itinerant: |
50.0% |
Waterfall Seaplane Base
Address:
Prince Of Wales County, AK
Tel:
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| General
Info |
| Country |
United
States |
| State |
ALASKA
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| FAA ID |
KWF
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| Latitude |
55-17-46.762N
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| Longitude |
133-14-36.009W
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| Elevation |
0 feet
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| Near City |
WATERFALL
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