Chignik Bay Seaplane Base | |||
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IATA: KBW – ICAO: none – FAA LID: Z78 | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Public Domain | ||
Serves | Chignik, Alaska | ||
Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
E/W | 6,000 | 1,829 | Water |
NE/SW | 10,000 | 3,048 | Water |
Statistics (2006) | |||
Aircraft operations | 210 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: KBW, FAA LID: Z78) is a public-use seaplane base serving Chignik,[1] a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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Chignik Bay Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: the E/W waterway is 6,000 by 4,000 feet (1,829 x 1,219 m) and the NE/SW waterway is 10,000 by 4,000 feet (3,048 x 1,219 m). The beach is used for aircraft pull-up. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 210 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per month: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi.[1]