Airport type Public E/W 10,000 3,048 Water Code TKE Serves Tenakee Springs | Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m 10,000 3,048 Elevation 0 cm Phone +1 907-465-1786 | |
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Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region Address Tongass National Forest, Tenakee Springs, AK 99841, USA Similar City of Tenakee Springs, TLC Manage, Fishing Bear Charters, Port Frederick Lodge, Hoonah Hideout | ||
Tenakee Seaplane Base (IATA: TKE, FAA LID: TKE) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Tenakee Springs, a city 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.
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The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015-2019 categorized it as a general aviation airport based on 657 enplanements (passenger boardings) in 2012 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year). As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 639 enplanements in calendar year 2008, 617 enplanements in 2009, and 645 in 2010.
Facilities and aircraft
Tenakee Seaplane Base has a seaplane landing area designated E/W which measures 10,000 by 7,000 feet (3,048 x 2,134 m). It also has a helipad designated H1 with a wood surface measuring 76 by 66 feet (23 x 20 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 650 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per month: 77% air taxi and 23% general aviation.
Airlines and destinations
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service: