Metlakatla Seaplane Base
Encyclopedia
Metlakatla Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane
base located in Metlakatla
on Annette Island
in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state
of Alaska
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and 23% general aviation
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Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
base located in Metlakatla
Metlakatla, Alaska
Metlakatla is a census-designated place on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,375.- History :...
on Annette Island
Annette Island
Annette Island, or Taak'w Aan, is an island in Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean on the southeastern coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is at . It is about long and about wide. The land area is...
in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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Facilities and aircraft
Metlakatla Seaplane Base has two landing areas (E/W and N/S) measuring 5,000 by 5,000 feet (1,524 x 1,524 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 325 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month: 77% air taxiAir taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and 23% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
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Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ketchikan Harbor, AKKetchikan Harbor Seaplane Base Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base is located in the harbor of Ketchikan, a city in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this seaplane base had 37,252 passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 29,878 enplanements in 2006.-... |
3,000 | Taquan |
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
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