Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m 10,000 3,048 Code HYL Phone +1 904-465-1786 | E/W 10,000 Address Craig, AK 99921, USA Elevation 0 cm | |
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Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region | ||
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. It was formerly known as Hollis Seaplane Base.
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,661 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 1,820 enplanements in 2009, and 1,965 in 2010. 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).
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). 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).
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.
Airlines and non-stop destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service: