Pelican Seaplane Base Explained
| Pelican Seaplane Base |
| Iata: | PEC |
| Faa: | PEC |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City of Pelican |
| City-Served: | Pelican, Alaska |
| Elevation-F: | 0 |
| Elevation-M: | 0 |
| Coordinates: | 57.9553°N -136.2364°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
| Pushpin Label: | PEC |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| R1-Number: | NW/SE |
| R1-Length-F: | 10,000 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,048 |
| R1-Surface: | Water |
| Stat-Year: | 2006 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 350 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Pelican Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base located in and owned by the City of Pelican, 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 859 enplanements (passenger boardings) in 2012[2] (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year). As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 744 enplanements in calendar year 2008,[3] 550 in 2009, and 652 in 2010.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
Pelican Seaplane Base has one runway designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 350 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per month: 86% air taxi and 14% general aviation.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
See also
References
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2002-11586) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2003-1-27 (January 28, 2003): selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide subsided essential air service at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $177,681 for a two-year term from February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2005.
- Order 2005-5-3 (May 10, 2005): selecting Alaska Seaplane Service to provide essential air service (EAS) to Pelican and Elfin Cove, Alaska, and establishing a subsidy rate of $216,593 per year.
- Order 2007-9-7 (September 7, 2007): granting the Petition for Reconsideration of Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, and extending its subsidized essential air service (EAS) term at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, to a four-year term, through May 31, 2011.
- Order 2011-3-11 (March 9, 2011): re-selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $75,391 at Elfin Cove and $185,721 at Pelican, from June 1, 2011, through January 31, 2015. Pelican, Alaska: Docket OST-2002-11586. Scheduled Service: Six nonstop round trips per week year round to Juneau. Aircraft: DeHavilland Beaver, six seats.
External links
Notes and References
- . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
- Web site: Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report . Federal Aviation Administration . May 23, 2016 .
- Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . faa.gov . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
- Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . faa.gov . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
- Web site: Elfin Cove, AK: Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) . . December 2013 . June 24, 2014 .
