Craig Seaplane Base
Encyclopedia
Craig Seaplane Base is located in Craig
, a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state
of Alaska
.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, this airport had 6,300 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2007, an increase of 150% from the 2,517 enplanements in 2006.
landing area measuring 10,000 x 2,000 ft. (3,048 x 610 m). For 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 2,254 aircraft operations, an average of 187 per month: 78% air taxi
and 22% general aviation
.
Craig, Alaska
Craig is a first-class city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the Unorganized Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 1,397 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
records, this airport had 6,300 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
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2007, an increase of 150% from the 2,517 enplanements in 2006.
Facilities and aircraft
Craig Seaplane Base has one seaplaneSeaplane
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...
landing area measuring 10,000 x 2,000 ft. (3,048 x 610 m). For 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 2,254 aircraft operations, an average of 187 per month: 78% air taxi
Air 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 22% 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...
.
Airlines and non-stop destinations
- Pacific AirwaysPacific AirwaysPacific Airways may refer to:* Canadian Pacific Airlines , a defunct airline, later known as Canadian Airlines and now forming part of Air Canada...
(Klawock) - Promech Air (Klawock)
- Taquan AirTaquan AirTaquan Air is the operating name for Venture Travel, LLC, an American regional airline based in Southeast Alaska, USA. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services...
(Klawock)
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 |
| 2 | Ketchikan, AK Ketchikan International Airport Ketchikan International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Ketchikan, a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.... |
2,000 | Pacific, Taquan |
External links
- Alaska FAA 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....
) - Resources for this airport:
