Port Williams Seaplane Base
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
E/W | 10,000 | 3,048 | Water |
Aircraft operations | 15 |
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Port Williams Seaplane Base (IATA: KPR[2], FAA LID: KPR[3]) is a public use seaplane base located in Port Williams (also known as Port William[4]), in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Port William is located on the southern tip of Shuyak Island, facing Afognak Island, about 45 miles north of Kodiak.[4]
Scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
Facilities and aircraft
Port Williams Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 4,000 feet (3,048 x 1,219 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 15 general aviation aircraft operations.[1]
Airline and destinations
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Island Air Service | Kodiak[5] |
Statistics
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Island | 30(100%) |
Rank | City | Airport name & IATA code | Passengers | |
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2013 | 2012 | |||
1 | Kodiak, AK | Kodiak Airport (ADQ) | 20 | 30 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for KPR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (KPR: Port Williams / Sea Plane Base)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Airport information for KPR". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Port William community overview at Alaska Division of Community Advocacy
- ^ "Summer Float Schedule: Effective May 28, 2012 - September 22, 2012". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Port Williams, AK: Port Williams Airport (KPR)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2000-6945) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2005-3-4 (March 3, 2005): selecting Servant Air, Inc. to provide essential air service at Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port William, Seal Bay, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak Bush), at the annual subsidy rate of $149,595 per year for the two-year period beginning with its inauguration of service.
- Order 2007-5-18 (May 31, 2007): selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at subsidy rates of $152,534 annually, and at Karluk, Alaska, for $29,481 annually, through June 30, 2009.
- Order 2009-4-23 (April 28, 2009): re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay (Kodiak 11), Alaska, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $143,061 through October 31, 2011.
- Order 2011-7-6 (July 19, 2011): re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at a combined annual subsidy rate of $144,972, from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2013. Service levels were set at two round trips per week to Kodiak (ADQ) during the 18-week peak season and one round trip per week during the remainder of the year, all with DHC-2 Beaver aircraft.
- Order 2013-9-12 (September 20, 2013): re-selecting Redemption Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), for $124,663 annual subsidy from November 1, 2013, through October 31, 2015. Scheduled Service: 18-week peak period, 21-week shoulder, 13-week off-peak. Aircraft: DHC-2, Beaver, 6 seats.
External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KPR
- AirNav airport information for KPR
- ASN accident history for KPR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPR
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