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Airport

Waterfall Seaplane Base

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

Map

KWFLocation of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
NW/SE	1,000	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.

References

^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for KWF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
^ CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.

External links

FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KWF
- AirNav airport information for KWF
- ASN accident history for KWF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KWF
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