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Tenakee Seaplane Base

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{{Infobox airport

| name = Tenakee Seaplane Base

| image = Tenakee_Seaplane_Base_diagram.png

| IATA = TKE

| ICAO =

| FAA = TKE

| type = Public

| owner = State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region

| operator =

| city-served = Tenakee Springs, Alaska

| location =

| elevation-f = 0

| website =

| coordinates = {{coord|57|46|47|N|135|13|06|W|region:US-AK|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = USA Alaska#USA

| pushpin_relief =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Alaska

| pushpin_label = TKE

| pushpin_label_position = left

| r1-number = E/W

| r1-length-f = 10,000

| r1-surface = Water

| h1-number = H1

| h1-length-f = 76

| h1-length-m = 23

| h1-surface = Wood

| stat-year = 2006

| stat1-header = Aircraft operations

| stat1-data = 650

| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=TKE|use=PU|own=PU|site=50757.8*C}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.

}}

Tenakee Seaplane Base {{airport codes|TKE||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.

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).

{{cite web

| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/npias-2015-2019-report-appendix-a.pdf

| title = Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate

| website = National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report

| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration

| access-date = May 23, 2016

}}

As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 639 enplanements in calendar year 2008,

{{cite web

| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf

| title = Enplanements for CY 2008 | format = PDF, 1.0 MB

| work = faa.gov

| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration

| date = December 18, 2009

}}

617 enplanements in 2009, and 645 in 2010.

{{cite web

| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf

| title = Enplanements for CY 2010 | format = PDF, 189 KB

| work = faa.gov

| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration

| date = October 4, 2011

}}

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:

{{Airport destination list

| Alaska Seaplanes | Juneau

}}

=Statistics=

{{Bar graph

| title = Carrier shares: January – December 2013

| bar_width = 26

| width_units = em

| label_type = Carrier

| data_type = Passengers (arriving and departing)

| label1 = Alaska

| data1 = 1,380

| comment1 = 100%

}}

class="wikitable"

|+ Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013

{{cite web

| url = http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=TKE&End_YearMonth=24168

| title = Tenakee, AK: Tenakee Airport (TKE)

| publisher = Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation

| date = December 2013 | access-date = June 24, 2014

}}

rowspan="2" | Rank

! rowspan="2" | City

! rowspan="2" | Airport name & IATA code

! colspan="2" | Passengers

2013

! 2012

1

| Juneau, AK

| Juneau International (JNU)

| align="right" | 70

| align="right" | 60

2

| Angoon, AK

| Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN)

| align="right" | 60

| align="right" | 10

See also

References

{{reflist | refs =

{{cite web

| url = http://flyalaskaseaplanes.com/about.html

| title = About Us

| publisher = Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC

| quote = Alaska Seaplane Service (also known as Alaska Seaplanes)

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724000714/http://flyalaskaseaplanes.com/about.html

| archive-date=July 24, 2011

}}

{{cite web

|url = http://flyalaskaseaplanes.com/schedule.html

|title = Flight Schedule

|publisher = Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC

|access-date = October 27, 2011

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711013446/http://www.flyalaskaseaplanes.com/schedule.html

|archive-date = July 11, 2011

|df = mdy-all

}}

}}

= Other sources =

{{refbegin}}

  • Essential Air Service documents ([http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOT-OST-2006-25542 Docket DOT-OST-2006-25542]) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
  • [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2006-25542-0001-0001 90-Day Notice (August 1, 2006)]: of Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a Wings of Alaska of intent to terminate Essential Air Service at Angoon and Tenakee, Alaska.
  • [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2006-25542-0006 Order 2006-9-17 (September 19, 2006)]: allowing Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc., d/b/a Wings of Alaska, to suspend its unsubsidized scheduled service at Angoon and Tenakee, Alaska, on September 23, 2006.
  • [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2006-25542-0007 90-Day Notice (October 6, 2008)]: of Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC to terminate all scheduled service at Angoon and Tenakee, Alaska.
  • [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2006-25542-0015 Order 2008-12-27 (December 29, 2008)]: selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide essential air service (EAS) at annual subsidy rate of $101,359 at Angoon and $63,748 at Tenakee, Alaska, through January 31, 2011.
  • [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2006-25542-0019 Order 2010-12-7 (December 3, 2010)]: reselected Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Angoon and Tenakee, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $145,734 at Angoon and $135,576 at Tenakee, from February 1, 2011, through January 31, 2015.
  • [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2006-25542-0021 Order 2011-3-18 (March 15, 2011)]: amends the payout formula for Angoon and Tenakee.

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External links

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  • [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=2&s=13&lat=57.7797&lon=-135.2184&w=500&h=500&lp=---+None+--- Topographic map] from USGS The National Map

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Category:Airports in the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska

Category:Essential Air Service

Category:Seaplane bases in Alaska

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