Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m 10,000 3,048 Elevation 0 cm Phone +1 907-465-1786 | NW/SE 10,000 Address Elfin Cove, AK 99825, USA Code ELV | |
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Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region Similar Tanaku Lodge, Elfin Cove Resort, Cove Lodge Inc | ||
Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (IATA: ELV, ICAO: PAEL, FAA LID: ELV) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Elfin Cove, 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.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year). As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 196 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 265 in 2009, and 305 in 2010.
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). 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.