Elfin Cove Seaplane Base

Elfin Cove Seaplane Base
IATA: ELV – ICAO: PAEL – FAA LID: ELV
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves Elfin Cove, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates
Map
ELV
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
NW/SE 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 500
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (IATA: ELV, ICAO: PAEL, FAA LID: ELV) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Elfin Cove,[1] on Chichagof Island in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[2] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 196 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 265 enplanements in 2009, and 305 in 2010.[4]

Contents

Facilities and aircraft

Elfin Cove Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 by 1,500 feet (3,048 x 457 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 500 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month: 60% air taxi and 40% general aviation.[1]

Airline and destination

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Airlines Destinations
Alaska Seaplane Services Juneau[5]
Carrier shares for August 2010 - July 2011[6]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Alaska
610(100%)
Top domestic destinations
(August 2010 - July 2011)[6]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Juneau, AK JNU <1,000
2 Pelican, AK PEC <1,000

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for ELV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008 (PDF, 1.0 MB)". CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 18 December 2009. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf. 
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010 (PDF, 5.4 MB)". CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf. 
  5. ^ "Flight Schedule". Alaska Seaplane Services, LLC. http://flyalaskaseaplanes.com/schedule.html. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
  6. ^ a b "Elfin Cove, AK: Elfin Cove Sea Plane Base (ELV)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. July 2011. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=PEC&End_YearMonth=24139. 

References

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket 11586) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2011-3-11: reselecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $75,391 at Elfin Cove and $185,721 at Pelican, from June 1, 2011, through January 31, 2015.
    • Order 2007-9-7: granting the Petition for Reconsideration of Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC (Alaska Seaplane), and extending its subsidized essential air service (EAS) term at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, to a four-year term, through May 31, 2011.
    • Order 2005-5-3: selecting Alaska Seaplane Service to provide essential air service (EAS) to Pelican and Elfin Cove, Alaska, and establishing a subsidy rate of $216,593 per year.
    • Order 2003-1-27: selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC (Alaska Seaplane), to provide subsided essential air service at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $177,681 for a two-year term from February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2005.

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