Chignik Bay Seaplane Base

Airport
Z78 is located in Alaska
Z78
Z78
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
E/W 6,000 1,829 Water
NE/SW 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations210
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: KBW, FAA LID: Z78) is a public-use seaplane base serving Chignik,[1] a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Facilities and aircraft

Chignik Bay Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: the E/W waterway is 6,000 by 4,000 feet (1,829 x 1,219 m) and the NE/SW waterway is 10,000 by 4,000 feet (3,048 x 1,219 m). The beach is used for aircraft pull-up. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 210 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per month: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for Z78 PDF, effective 2009-08-27.

External links

  • Diagram for Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (Z78) (GIF). FAA, Alaska Region. 25 Dec 2003.
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for Z78
    • AirNav airport information for Z78
    • ASN accident history for KBW
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for Z78
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