Hollis Seaplane Base
Airport
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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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF – Southeastern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hollis, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft (0 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°29′26″N 132°37′25″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
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
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
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Pacific Airways | Ketchikan[6] |
| Taquan Air | Ketchikan[7] |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Ketchikan, AK | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | 1,000 |
