Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base
Encyclopedia
Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane
base located in Excursion Inlet, Alaska
. Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service
program.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2011–2015, which categorized
it as a general aviation
airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, the airport had 69 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2008, 68 enplanements in 2009, and 30 in 2010.
and 29% air taxi
.
offers scheduled passenger service 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 in Excursion Inlet, Alaska
Excursion Inlet, Alaska
Excursion Inlet is a census-designated place in Haines Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 10 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Excursion Inlet is located at ....
. Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which, prior to deregulation, were served by certificated airlines, maintained commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these...
program.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. It is developed and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration . Its purposes are:* to identify all the airports in the U.S...
for 2011–2015, which categorized
FAA airport categories
The United States Federal Aviation Administration has a system for categorizing public-use airports that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport...
it as a 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...
airport. 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, the airport had 69 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day. By convention, a calendar year consists of a natural number of days. To reconcile the calendar year with an astronomical cycle , certain years...
2008, 68 enplanements in 2009, and 30 in 2010.
Facilities and aircraft
Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 1,000 by 1,000 feet (305 x 305 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 700 aircraft operations, an average of 58 per month: 71% general aviationGeneral 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...
and 29% 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...
.
Airline and destination
The following airlineAirline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
offers scheduled passenger service at this airport:
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....
) - Topographic map from USGS The National Map
