Hollis Seaplane Base

Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base
IATA: HYL – ICAO: none – FAA LID: HYL
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region
Serves Hollis, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 55°29′26″N 132°37′25″W / 55.49056°N 132.62361°W / 55.49056; -132.62361Coordinates: 55°29′26″N 132°37′25″W / 55.49056°N 132.62361°W / 55.49056; -132.62361
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HYL

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
E/W 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 450

Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: HYL, FAA LID: HYL) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Hollis, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It was formerly known as Hollis Seaplane Base.[2]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,661 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 1,820 enplanements in 2009, and 1,965 in 2010.[4] 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).[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 500 feet (3,048 x 152 m).[1] It formerly had two landing areas, a NW/SE waterway measuring 6,000 by 500 feet (1,829 x 152 m) and an E/W waterway that was 4,500 by 500 feet (1,372 x 152 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 450 aircraft operations, an average of 37 per month: 89% air taxi and 11% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and non-stop destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Pacific Airways Ketchikan [6]
Promech Air Ketchikan [7]
Taquan Air Ketchikan [8]
Carrier shares for January 2011 – December 2011[9]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
PM Air, LLC
1,830(49.39%)
Pacific
1,800(48.40%)
Venture
80(2.21%)
Top domestic destinations (January 2011 – December 2011)[9]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Ketchikan, AK Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) 1,000

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for HYL (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "HYL – Hollis Seaplane Base – Hollis, Alaska, USA". FAA information effective July 31, 2008. AirNav. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  6. ↑ "Flight Schedules: Effective July 1, 2012 through August 15, 2012". Pacific Airways. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Scheduled Flights: Effective July 1 ~ August 20, 2012". Promech Air. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Hollis, AK: Hollis Seaplane Base (HYL)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2011.

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