Tenakee Seaplane Base

Tenakee Seaplane Base
Tenakee Seaplane Base
	IATA: TKE; ICAO: none; FAA LID: TKE;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves	Tenakee Springs, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	57°46′47″N 135°13′06″W / 57.77972°N 135.21833°W
Map
	TKE Location of airport in Alaska TKE TKE (the United States)
Runways
Helipads
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	650
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Tenakee Seaplane Base (IATA: TKE, FAA LID: TKE) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Tenakee Springs,^[1] a city 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 657 enplanements (passenger boardings) in 2012 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).^[2] As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 639 enplanements in calendar year 2008,^[3] 617 enplanements in 2009, and 645 in 2010.^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Tenakee Seaplane Base has a seaplane landing area designated E/W which measures 10,000 by 7,000 feet (3,048 x 2,134 m). It also has a helipad designated H1 with a wood surface measuring 76 by 66 feet (23 x 20 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 650 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per month: 77% air taxi and 23% general aviation.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Alaska Seaplanes^[5]	Juneau^[6]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013^[7]
Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Alaska	1,380(100%)

Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013^[7]
Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	Passengers
Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	2013	2012
1	Juneau, AK	Juneau International (JNU)	70	60
2	Angoon, AK	Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN)	60	10

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for TKE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
^ "About Us". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Alaska Seaplane Service (also known as Alaska Seaplanes)
^ "Flight Schedule". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Tenakee, AK: Tenakee Airport (TKE)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2006-25542) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- 90-Day Notice (August 1, 2006): of Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a Wings of Alaska of intent to terminate Essential Air Service at Angoon and Tenakee, Alaska.
- Order 2006-9-17 (September 19, 2006): allowing Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc., d/b/a Wings of Alaska, to suspend its unsubsidized scheduled service at Angoon and Tenakee, Alaska, on September 23, 2006.
- 90-Day Notice (October 6, 2008): of Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC to terminate all scheduled service at Angoon and Tenakee, Alaska.
- Order 2008-12-27 (December 29, 2008): selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide essential air service (EAS) at annual subsidy rate of $101,359 at Angoon and $63,748 at Tenakee, Alaska, through January 31, 2011.
- Order 2010-12-7 (December 3, 2010): reselected Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Angoon and Tenakee, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $145,734 at Angoon and $135,576 at Tenakee, from February 1, 2011, through January 31, 2015.
- Order 2011-3-18 (March 15, 2011): amends the payout formula for Angoon and Tenakee.

External links

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Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TKE
- AirNav airport information for TKE
- ASN accident history for TKE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for TKE

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[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for TKE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.

[2] "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

[3] "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.

[4] "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.

[About-5] "About Us". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Alaska Seaplane Service (also known as Alaska Seaplanes)

[Schedule-6] "Flight Schedule". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.

[transtats.bts.gov-7] "Tenakee, AK: Tenakee Airport (TKE)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

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