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Hollis Seaplane Base

Summary

Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: HYL, FAA LID: HYL) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Hollis, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It was formerly known as Hollis Seaplane Base.[2]

Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF – Southeastern Region
ServesHollis, Alaska
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates55°29′26″N 132°37′25″W / 55.49056°N 132.62361°W / 55.49056; -132.62361
Map
HYL is located in Alaska
HYL
HYL
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
E/W 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations450

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,661 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 1,820 enplanements in 2009, and 1,965 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[5]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 500 feet (3,048 x 152 m).[1] It formerly had two landing areas, a NW/SE waterway measuring 6,000 by 500 feet (1,829 x 152 m) and an E/W waterway that was 4,500 by 500 feet (1,372 x 152 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 450 aircraft operations, an average of 37 per month: 89% air taxi and 11% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and non-stop destinations edit

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Pacific Airways Ketchikan[6]
Taquan Air Ketchikan[7]
Carrier shares for January 2011 – December 2011[8]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
PM Air, LLC
1,830(49.39%)
Pacific
1,800(48.40%)
Venture
80(2.21%)
Top domestic destinations (January 2011 – December 2011)[8]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Ketchikan, AK Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) 1,000

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HYL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "HYL – Hollis Seaplane Base – Hollis, Alaska, USA". FAA information effective July 31, 2008. AirNav. Archived from the original on September 7, 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. ^ "Flight Schedules: Effective July 1, 2012 through August 15, 2012". Pacific Airways. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Hollis, AK: Hollis Seaplane Base (HYL)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2011.

External links edit

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