Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base

Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: KKB^[2], FAA LID: KKB^[3]) is a public use seaplane base owned by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and located in Kitoi Bay, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[4]

Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base
IATA: KKB ICAO: none FAA LID: KKB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Serves	Kitoi Bay, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	58°11′27″N 152°22′14″W
Website	www.adfg.state.ak.us
Map
KKB Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m E/W 4,000 1,219 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 1,800
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

Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 1,000 feet (1,219 x 305 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 1,800 aircraft operations, an average of 150 per month: 83% air taxi and 17% general aviation.^[1]

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Island Air Service	Kodiak, Port Williams, Seal Bay[5]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013^[6]

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

Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013^[6]

Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	Passengers
			2013	2012
1	Kodiak, AK	Kodiak Airport (ADQ)	30	30

Climate

The climate type of Kitoi Bay is closer to Kodiak. Given that the average temperature in September is 49.8 °F (9.9 °C), it is classified as a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), but there are both bordered the humid continental (Köppen: Dfb) and subpolar oceanic (Köppen: Cfc).

Climate data for Kitoi Bay Seaplane Base, Alaska (1991-2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	50 (10)	54 (12)	56 (13)	65 (18)	78 (26)	87 (31)	82 (28)	83 (28)	75 (24)	65 (18)	61 (16)	56 (13)	87 (31)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	43.0 (6.1)	42.7 (5.9)	47.3 (8.5)	54.2 (12.3)	66.1 (18.9)	71.6 (22.0)	75.5 (24.2)	72.8 (22.7)	65.6 (18.7)	54.9 (12.7)	47.2 (8.4)	44.3 (6.8)	78.0 (25.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	34.3 (1.3)	36.2 (2.3)	38.0 (3.3)	44.1 (6.7)	51.5 (10.8)	57.0 (13.9)	61.6 (16.4)	62.2 (16.8)	56.0 (13.3)	46.7 (8.2)	39.1 (3.9)	34.7 (1.5)	46.8 (8.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)	29.9 (−1.2)	31.4 (−0.3)	32.0 (0.0)	38.2 (3.4)	44.6 (7.0)	50.3 (10.2)	54.9 (12.7)	55.5 (13.1)	49.8 (9.9)	40.9 (4.9)	34.3 (1.3)	30.1 (−1.1)	41.0 (5.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	25.5 (−3.6)	26.7 (−2.9)	26.1 (−3.3)	32.3 (0.2)	37.7 (3.2)	43.6 (6.4)	48.2 (9.0)	48.9 (9.4)	43.5 (6.4)	35.2 (1.8)	29.5 (−1.4)	25.4 (−3.7)	35.2 (1.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	8.7 (−12.9)	11.8 (−11.2)	11.5 (−11.4)	20.9 (−6.2)	29.9 (−1.2)	36.7 (2.6)	42.7 (5.9)	41.5 (5.3)	33.7 (0.9)	25.4 (−3.7)	17.6 (−8.0)	10.3 (−12.1)	3.6 (−15.8)
Record low °F (°C)	−20 (−29)	−6 (−21)	−6 (−21)	2 (−17)	19 (−7)	28 (−2)	35 (2)	32 (0)	25 (−4)	10 (−12)	2 (−17)	−14 (−26)	−20 (−29)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	6.13 (156)	5.36 (136)	4.38 (111)	5.39 (137)	4.67 (119)	3.68 (93)	3.68 (93)	4.85 (123)	6.61 (168)	7.93 (201)	5.97 (152)	7.01 (178)	65.66 (1,668)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	12.4 (31)	6.6 (17)	3.3 (8.4)	0.7 (1.8)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.25)	3.9 (9.9)	9.8 (25)	36.8 (93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	18.5	16.9	14.9	17.9	15.5	13.7	13.6	14.5	16.1	18.4	17.3	18.5	195.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	5.5	3.4	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.6	5.5	19.1
Source 1: NOAA [7]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (mean maxima/minima 1991–2020)[8]

See also

• List of airports in Alaska