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Craig Seaplane Base

Summary

Craig Seaplane Base (IATA: CGA[2], FAA LID: CGA) is a public use seaplane base owned by and located in Craig,[1] a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Craig Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Craig
ServesCraig, Alaska
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates55°28′44″N 133°08′52″W / 55.47889°N 133.14778°W / 55.47889; -133.14778
Map
CGA is located in Alaska
CGA
CGA
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
N/S 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations2,000 (2015)
Based aircraft0
Passengers4,858
Freight222,000 lbs

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 5,844 enplanements (passenger boardings) in calendar year 2008,[3] 4,470 enplanements in 2009, and 4,368 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[5]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Craig Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated N/S with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 2,254 aircraft operations, an average of 187 per month: 78% air taxi and 22% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Taquan Air Ketchikan[6]
Carrier shares for January – December 2015[7]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Pacific
4,350(89.60%)
Venture
510(10.40%)
Top domestic destinations (January – December 2015)[7]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1   Ketchikan, AK Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) 2,400

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for CGA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "CGA: Craig, Alaska - Craig SPB". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  6. ^ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Craig, AK: Craig Seaplane Base (CGA)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. Dec 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

External links edit

  • Topographic map from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for CGA
    • AirNav airport information for CGA
    • ASN accident history for CGA
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for CGA