Friday Harbor Seaplane Base

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
IATA: FBS – ICAO: none – FAA LID: W33
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Port of Friday Harbor
Serves Friday Harbor, Washington
Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 48°32′14″N 123°00′35″W / 48.53722°N 123.00972°W / 48.53722; -123.00972
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 10,000 3,048 Water
12/30 6,000 1,829 Water
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 8,600

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (IATA: FBS[2], FAA LID: W33) is a public use seaplane base located adjacent to Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Friday Harbor.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane at Friday Harbor Seaplane Base on arrival from Seattle Lake Union

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: 3/21 is 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m) and 12/30 is 6,000 by 1,000 feet (1,829 x 305 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 8,600 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 53.5% were air taxi flights and 46.5% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Seattle [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for W33 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Alaska Airlines Partnership FAQ (includes IATA codes)". Kenmore Air. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "San Juan Islands Seaplane Schedule, May 1-June 24, 2010". Kenmore Air. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

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