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Sitka Seaplane Base
Sitka Seaplane Base
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: A29;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City & Borough of Sitka
Serves	Sitka, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	57°03′08″N 135°20′46″W / 57.05222°N 135.34611°W
Map
	A29 Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	4,750
Based aircraft	9
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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Sitka Seaplane Base (FAA LID: A29) is a public use seaplane base owned by and located in Sitka, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2] This seaplane base is located near the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 32 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[3] 22 enplanements in 2009, and 41 in 2010.^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Sitka Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 200 feet (1,219 x 61 m).^[1] It is located on the Sitka Channel, between Japonski Island and Baranof Island.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 4,750 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 84% air taxi and 16% general aviation. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline service is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.^[5]

Airlines	Destinations
Baranautica Air Service	Port Alexander^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for A29 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Order 2021-9-13". U.S. Department of Transportation. September 23, 2021.

External links

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

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Harris Air
Topographic map from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for A29
- AirNav airport information for A29
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for A29

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[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for A29 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

[2] "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.

[3] "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.

[4] "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.

[EAS-5] "Order 2021-9-13". U.S. Department of Transportation. September 23, 2021.

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  | title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = [[PDF]], 2.03 MB
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  | title = Enplanements for CY 2008 | format = PDF, 1.0 MB
+ | work = faa.gov
- | work = [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/index.cfm?year=2008 CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]
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  | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf
  | title = Enplanements for CY 2010 | format = PDF, 189 KB
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  | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2011
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-== Facilities and aircraft ==
+==Facilities and aircraft==
 Sitka Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a [[water]] surface measuring 4,000 by 200 feet (1,219 x 61 m).<ref name="FAA" /> It is located on the [[Sitka Channel]], between [[Japonski Island]] and [[Baranof Island]].
 For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 4,750 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 84% [[air taxi]] and 16% [[general aviation]]. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport, all single-[[aircraft engine|engine]].<ref name="FAA" />
-== Airline and destinations ==
+==Airlines and destinations==
-The following [[airline]] offers scheduled passenger service to Sitka from Port Alexander, which is subsidized by the [[United States Department of Transportation]] via the [[Essential Air Service]] program.<ref name="EAS">
+The following [[airline]] service is subsidized by the [[United States Department of Transportation]] via the [[Essential Air Service]] program.<ref name="EAS">
  {{cite web
- | url = http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-1999-6244-0037
+ | url = https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1999-6244-0089
- | title = Order 2012-2-15
+ | title = Order 2021-9-13
  | publisher = [[U.S. Department of Transportation]]
- | date = February 21, 2012
+ | date = September 23, 2021
  }}
 </ref>
 {{Airport destination list
-| [[Harris Aircraft Services|Harris Air]] | [[Port Alexander Seaplane Base|Port Alexander]] <ref name="EAS" />
+| [[Baranautica Air Service]] | [[Port Alexander Seaplane Base|Port Alexander]]<ref name="EAS" />
 }}
-== See also ==
+==See also==
+* [[List of airports in Alaska]]
 * [[Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport]] at coordinates {{coord|57|02|50|N|135|21|42|W|region:US-AK_type:airport|name=Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport}}
-== References ==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references />
-== External links ==
+==External links==
 {{GeoGroupTemplate}}
 * [http://www.harrisair.com/ Harris Air]
 * [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=13&lat=57.0521&lon=-135.3462&w=600&h=600&lp=---+None+--- Topographic map] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
-* {{US-airport-minor|A29}}
+{{US-airport-minor|A29}}
-[[Category:Airports in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska]]
+[[Category:Airports in Sitka, Alaska]]
 [[Category:Seaplane bases in Alaska]]
+{{Portal bar|Alaska|Aviation}}
+{{Airports in Alaska}}
+{{Sitka, Alaska}}
+{{Alaska-airport-stub}}

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