Port Alexander Seaplane Base

Port Alexander Seaplane Base
Port Alexander Seaplane Base
	IATA: PTD; ICAO: PAAP; FAA LID: AHP;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves	Port Alexander, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	56°14′49″N 134°38′53″W / 56.24694°N 134.64806°W
Map
	AHP Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	325
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Port Alexander Seaplane Base (IATA: PTD, ICAO: PAAP, FAA LID: AHP) is a city owned, public use seaplane base located in Port Alexander,^[1] a city at the southeastern corner of Baranof Island in the Petersburg Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 139 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[3] 189 enplanements in 2009, and 146 in 2010.^[4] Scheduled airline passenger service is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Port Alexander is assigned AHP by the FAA^[1] and PTD by the IATA.^[5] The airport's ICAO identifier is PAAP.^[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Port Alexander Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated N/S which measures 3,000 by 300 feet (914 x 91 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 325 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month: 77% air taxi and 23% general aviation.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Baranautica Air Service	Sitka Seaplane Base^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for AHP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
^ "PTD / PAAP - Port Alexander, Alaska (Port Alexander SPB)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
^ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
^ "Order 2021-9-13". U.S. Department of Transportation. September 23, 2021.

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-1999-6244) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2004-4-11 (April 16, 2004): tentatively re-selects Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. (Harris Air), to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Port Alexander, Alaska, for a new, two-year period, through February 28, 2006, at an annual subsidy rate of $35,206.
- Order 2006-4-12 (April 7, 2006): selecting Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. (Harris Air), to continue providing essential air service (EAS) at Port Alexander, Alaska, for a new two-year period, through February 29, 2008, at an annual subsidy rate of $48,746.
- Order 2008-1-5 (January 11, 2008): selected Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. (Harris Air), to continue to provide essential air service (EAS) at Port Alexander, Alaska, for the two-year period through February 28, 2010, and established an annual subsidy rate of $49,739, for service consisting of two nonstop round trips each week to Sitka with 3-seat Cessna 185 aircraft.
- Order 2009-12-3 (December 7, 2009): selecting Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. (Harris Air), to continue providing essential air service (EAS) at Port Alexander, Alaska, and establishing an annual subsidy rate of $60,083, for a new two-year period, through February 29, 2012.
- Order 2012-2-15 (February 21, 2012): selecting Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. ("Harris Air"), to continue providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Port Alexander, Alaska, for the two-year period through February 28, 2014, and establishing an annual subsidy rate of $75,293, for service consisting of two nonstop round trips each week to Sitka with 3-seat Cessna 185 aircraft.

External links

Harris Air
Topographic map from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AHP
- AirNav airport information for PAAP
- ASN accident history for PTD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAAP
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AHP

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for AHP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

[2] "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.

[3] "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.

[4] "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.

[5] "PTD / PAAP - Port Alexander, Alaska (Port Alexander SPB)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 7, 2009.

[6] "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved August 7, 2009.

[7] "Order 2021-9-13". U.S. Department of Transportation. September 23, 2021.

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