Shannons Pond Seaplane Base
Encyclopedia
Shannons Pond Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane
base located three nautical mile
s (6 km
) west of the central business district
of Dillingham
, a city in the Dillingham Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
. As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, this facility had 1,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2008. It is 3 miles (5 km) west of Dillingham Airport
.
aircraft based at this airport.
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 three nautical mile
Nautical mile
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s (6 km
Kilometre
The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...
) west of the central business district
Central business district
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of Dillingham
Dillingham, Alaska
- Natural resources :Dillingham was once known as the Pacific salmon capital of the world and commercial fishing remains an important part of the local economy...
, a city in the Dillingham Census Area
Dillingham Census Area, Alaska
Dillingham Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,922. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
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...
. As per Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
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records, this facility had 1,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
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2008. It is 3 miles (5 km) west of Dillingham Airport
Dillingham Airport
Dillingham Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Dillingham, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Shannons Pond Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NE/SW which measures 1,400 by 100 feet (427 x 30 m). There are 15 single-engineAircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
aircraft based at this airport.