Amook Bay Seaplane Base

Amook Bay Seaplane Base
IATA: AOS – ICAO: none – FAA LID: AK81
Summary
Airport type Private
Owner Mike Munsey
Location Amook Bay, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
N/S 8,000 2,438 Water
Statistics (1978)
Aircraft operations 170
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Amook Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: AOS, FAA LID: AK81) is a privately-ownedseaplane base located in Amook Bay, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Although classified by the FAA as "private-use", Amook Bay has scheduled seaplane service to Kodiak, Alaska which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

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Facilities and aircraft

Amook Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated N/S which measures 8,000 by 700 feet (2,438 x 213 m). For the 12-month period ending June 12, 1978, the airport had 170 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per month: 71% general aviation and 29% air taxi.[1]

Airline and destinations

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for AK81 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 6945) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2009-4-23: re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay (Kodiak 11), Alaska, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $143,061 through October 31, 2011.
    • Order 2007-5-18: selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at subsidy rates of $152,534 annually, and at Karluk, Alaska, for $29,481 annually, through June 30, 2009.
    • Order 2005-3-4: selecting Servant Air, Inc. to provide essential air service at Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port William, Seal Bay, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak Bush), at the annual subsidy rate of $149,595 per year for the two-year period beginning with its inauguration of service.

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