Kake Seaplane Base

Kake Seaplane Base (IATA: KAE, FAA LID: KAE) is a public-use seaplane base located in Kake,^[1] a city in the Petersburg Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline passenger service is subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Kake Seaplane Base
IATA: KAE ICAO: none FAA LID: KAE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves	Kake, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	56°58′23″N 133°56′44″W
Map
KAE Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m NW/SE 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 1,000
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a general aviation airport based on 1,598 enplanements in 2012 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).^[2] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, it had 1,564 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[3] 1,255 enplanements in 2009, and 1,440 in 2010.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Alaska Seaplanes	Juneau, Petersburg, Sitka[5]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January - December 2012^[6]

Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Excursions	3,010(100%)

Top domestic destinations: Jan. - Dec. 2012^[6]

Rank	City	Airport	Passengers
1	Juneau, AK	Juneau International Airport (JNU)	1,470

See also

• Kake Airport
• List of airports in Alaska