Waterfall Seaplane Base

Airport

KWF

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
NW/SE	1,000	3,048	Water

Statistics (2006)

Aircraft operations	1,600
Enplanements (2008)	2,072

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]^[2]

Waterfall Seaplane Base (IATA: KWF, FAA LID: KWF) is a public-use seaplane base located in Waterfall on Prince of Wales Island in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the Waterfall Cannery Resort.^[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Waterfall SPB had 2,072 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 7% from the 2,237 enplanements in 2007.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Waterfall Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE, which measures 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m). It is unattended and the dock is removed in winter months (October through March). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 1,600 aircraft operations, an average of 133 per month: 94% air taxi and 6% general aviation.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c FAA Airport Form 5010 for KWF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
^ ^a ^b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.

External links

FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KWF
- AirNav airport information for KWF
- ASN accident history for KWF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KWF
Waterfall Resort