Metlakatla Seaplane Base
Airport
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Metlakatla Seaplane Base (IATA: MTM, ICAO: PAMM, FAA LID: MTM) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Metlakatla,[1] a community on Annette Island in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Metlakatla, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°07′52″N 131°34′41″W | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,344 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 3,403 enplanements in 2009, and 4,140 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]
Facilities and aircraft
Metlakatla Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas designated E/W and N/S, each measuring 5,000 by 5,000 feet (1,524 x 1,524 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 325 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month: 77% air taxi and 23% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Ketchikan, AK | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | 3,000 |
Accidents and incidents
- 20 May 2019: Taquan Air Flight 20, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane on a regularly scheduled commuter flight from Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base, overturned in the harbor during a water landing, destroying the aircraft and killing both persons aboard. The accident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.[9]
