Port Alexander Seaplane Base

Port Alexander Seaplane Base (IATA: PTD, ICAO: PAAP, FAA LID: AHP) is a city owned, public use seaplane base located in Port Alexander,^[1] a city at the southeastern corner of Baranof Island in the Petersburg Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Port Alexander Seaplane Base
IATA: PTD ICAO: PAAP FAA LID: AHP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves	Port Alexander, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	56°14′49″N 134°38′53″W
Map
AHP Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m N/S 3,000 914 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 325
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 139 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[3] 189 enplanements in 2009, and 146 in 2010.^[4] Scheduled airline passenger service is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Port Alexander is assigned AHP by the FAA^[1] and PTD by the IATA.^[5] The airport's ICAO identifier is PAAP.^[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Port Alexander Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated N/S which measures 3,000 by 300 feet (914 x 91 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 325 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month: 77% air taxi and 23% general aviation.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Baranautica Air Service	Sitka Seaplane Base[7]

See also

• List of airports in Alaska