Waterfall Seaplane Base

Waterfall Seaplane Base
Waterfall Seaplane Base
	IATA: KWF; ICAO: none; FAA LID: KWF;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Waterfall Cannery Resort
Serves	Waterfall, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	55°17′47″N 133°14′36″W / 55.29639°N 133.24333°W
Map
	KWF Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	1,600
Enplanements (2008)	2,072
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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]