Friday Harbor Seaplane Base

Summary

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (IATA: FBS[2], FAA LID: W33) is a public use seaplane base located adjacent to Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Friday Harbor.[1]

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPort of Friday Harbor
ServesFriday Harbor, Washington
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates48°32′14″N 123°00′35″W / 48.53722°N 123.00972°W / 48.53722; -123.00972
Map
FBS is located in Washington (state)
FBS
FBS
FBS is located in the United States
FBS
FBS
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 10,000 3,048 Water
12/30 6,000 1,829 Water
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations8,600

Facilities and aircraft edit

 
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane at Friday Harbor Seaplane Base on arrival from Seattle Lake Union

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: 3/21 is 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m) and 12/30 is 6,000 by 1,000 feet (1,829 x 305 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 8,600 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 53.5% were air taxi flights and 46.5% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Roche Harbor, Seattle–Lake Union[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for W33 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Alaska Airlines Partnership FAQ (includes IATA codes)". Kenmore Air. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ^ "San Juan Islands Seaplane Schedule, May 1-June 24, 2010". Kenmore Air. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

External links edit

  • Aerial image as of 10 July 1990 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for W33
    • AirNav airport information for W33
    • ASN accident history for FBS
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for W33