Pelican Seaplane Base
Pelican Seaplane Base | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Pelican | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pelican, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°57′19″N 136°14′11″W / 57.95528°N 136.23639°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  PEC Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Statistics (2006) | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Pelican Seaplane Base (IATA: PEC, FAA LID: PEC) is a public-use seaplane base located in and owned by the City of Pelican,[1] on Chichagof 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.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015-2019 categorized it as a general aviation airport based on 859 enplanements (passenger boardings) in 2012[2] (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year). As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 744 enplanements in calendar year 2008,[3] 550 in 2009, and 652 in 2010.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Pelican Seaplane Base has one runway designated NW/SE which measures 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 350 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per month: 86% air taxi and 14% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Alaska Seaplanes[5] | Juneau[6] |
Statistics
[edit]| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
|---|---|
| Alaska |
| Rank | City | Airport name & IATA code | Passengers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2012 | |||
| 1 | Juneau, AK | Juneau International (JNU) | 770 | 800 |
| 2 | Elfin Cove, AK | Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) | 60 | <10 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PEC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^
"About Us". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011.
Alaska Seaplane Service (also known as Alaska Seaplanes)
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "Elfin Cove, AK: Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
Other sources
[edit]- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2002-11586) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2003-1-27 (January 28, 2003): selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide subsided essential air service at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $177,681 for a two-year term from February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2005.
- Order 2005-5-3 (May 10, 2005): selecting Alaska Seaplane Service to provide essential air service (EAS) to Pelican and Elfin Cove, Alaska, and establishing a subsidy rate of $216,593 per year.
- Order 2007-9-7 (September 7, 2007): granting the Petition for Reconsideration of Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, and extending its subsidized essential air service (EAS) term at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, to a four-year term, through May 31, 2011.
- Order 2011-3-11 (March 9, 2011): re-selecting Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Elfin Cove and Pelican, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $75,391 at Elfin Cove and $185,721 at Pelican, from June 1, 2011, through January 31, 2015. Pelican, Alaska: Docket OST-2002-11586. Scheduled Service: Six nonstop round trips per week year round to Juneau. Aircraft: DeHavilland Beaver, six seats.
External links
[edit]- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PEC
- AirNav airport information for PEC
- ASN accident history for PEC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for PEC
