Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base

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Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base St. Thomas Seaplane Base
IATA: SPB – ICAO: none – FAA: VI22
Summary
Airport type		Private
Owner		Virgin Islands Port Authority
Location		Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Elevation AMSL		0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates		18°20′19″N 064°56′27″W / 18.33861, -64.94083
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
E/W	10,000	3,048	Water
N/S	4,000	1,219	Water
Statistics (2005)
Enplanements			71,555
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (IATA: SPB, FAA LID: VI22), also known as St. Thomas Seaplane Base, is located in the harbor by Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. This private-use airport is owned by the Virgin Islands Port Authority.^[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this seaplane base had 76,820 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2004 and 71,555 enplanements in 2005.^[2]

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and destinations 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Facilities

Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base covers an area of 3 acres (1 ha) and has two seaplane landing areas:^[1]

• Runway E/W: 10,000 x 4,000 ft. (3,048 x 1,219 m), Surface: Water
• Runway N/S: 4,000 x 4,000 ft. (1,219 x 1,219 m), Surface: Water

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Seaborne Airlines (St. Croix-SPB, San Juan-Isla Grande)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} FAA Airport Master Record for VI22 (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
2. ^ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2005

[edit] External links

• Airport information for VI22 at AirNav
• Aeronautical chart for VI22 at SkyVector
• Accident history for SPB at Aviation Safety Network
• Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base at WikiMapia