Angoon Seaplane Base
Airport
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Angoon Seaplane Base (IATA: AGN, ICAO: PAGN, FAA LID: AGN) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Angoon,[1] a city on Admiralty 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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Angoon, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°30′13″N 134°35′06″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,770 passenger enplanements (boardings) in calendar year 2008,[2] 1,750 in 2009, and 1,680 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019 categorized it as a general aviation airport, based on 1,743 enplanements in 2012 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[4]
Facilities and aircraft
Angoon Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 by 900 feet (3,048 x 274 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 1,150 aircraft operations, an average of 95 per month: 87% air taxi and 13% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Rank | City | Airport name & IATA code | Passengers |
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| 1 | Juneau, AK | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | 1,770 |
| 2 | Tenakee, AK | Tenakee Airport (TKE) | 20 |
