Alitak Seaplane Base

Alitak Seaplane Base (IATA: ALZ^[2], FAA LID: ALZ^[3]) is a public use seaplane base located in Alitak, Lazy Bay, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] It is privately owned by Columbia Ward Fisheries.^[1]

Alitak Seaplane Base
IATA: ALZ ICAO: none FAA LID: ALZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Columbia Ward Fisheries
Serves	Lazy Bay, Alaska
Location	Alitak
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	56°53′58″N 154°14′52″W
Map
ALZ Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m NE/SW 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 50
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Facilities and aircraft

Alitak Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NE/SW with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 50 air taxi aircraft operations, an average of 4 per month.^[1]

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Island Air Service	Kodiak, Moser Bay, Olga Bay[4]

Statistics

Carrier shares: August 2019 - July 2020^[5]

Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Island	170(100%)

Top domestic destinations: August 2019 - July 2020^[5]

Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	Passengers
			2020
1	Kodiak, AK	Kodiak Airport (ADQ)	40

Climate

Climate data for Lazy Bay, Alaska
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	49 (9)	47 (8)	47 (8)	53 (12)	66 (19)	72 (22)	79 (26)	71 (22)	70 (21)	58 (14)	50 (10)	47 (8)	79 (26)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	36.5 (2.5)	37.3 (2.9)	34.8 (1.6)	40.9 (4.9)	49.7 (9.8)	55.9 (13.3)	59.3 (15.2)	59.3 (15.2)	55.2 (12.9)	46.2 (7.9)	39.4 (4.1)	35.9 (2.2)	45.9 (7.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)	30.8 (−0.7)	31.9 (−0.1)	28.2 (−2.1)	34.7 (1.5)	43.5 (6.4)	49.3 (9.6)	53.5 (11.9)	53.2 (11.8)	49.4 (9.7)	40.7 (4.8)	34.6 (1.4)	31.6 (−0.2)	40.1 (4.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	25.0 (−3.9)	26.4 (−3.1)	21.6 (−5.8)	28.5 (−1.9)	37.3 (2.9)	42.6 (5.9)	47.6 (8.7)	47.0 (8.3)	43.6 (6.4)	35.1 (1.7)	29.8 (−1.2)	27.3 (−2.6)	34.3 (1.3)
Record low °F (°C)	−3 (−19)	6 (−14)	4 (−16)	17 (−8)	26 (−3)	31 (−1)	37 (3)	36 (2)	35 (2)	18 (−8)	2 (−17)	1 (−17)	−3 (−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	3.83 (97)	3.00 (76)	2.37 (60)	3.53 (90)	2.49 (63)	1.93 (49)	3.41 (87)	5.13 (130)	4.84 (123)	4.28 (109)	5.70 (145)	4.79 (122)	45.3 (1,151)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	4.3 (11)	4.0 (10)	7.4 (19)	1.5 (3.8)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.8 (2.0)	2.2 (5.6)	4.9 (12)	25.1 (63.4)
Source: WRCC [6]

See also

• List of airports in Alaska