Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base
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Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base , also known as St. Thomas Seaplane Base, is located in the harbor by Charlotte Amalie
Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands
-Education:St. Thomas-St. John School District serves the community. and Charlotte Amalie High School serve the area.-Gallery:-See also:* Anna's Retreat* Cruz Bay* Saint Thomas* Water Island-External links:* *...

, Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of...

, U.S. Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...

. This private-use airport is owned by the Virgin Islands Port Authority.

As per Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
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 records, this seaplane base had 76,820 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
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 2004 and 71,555 enplanements in 2005.

Facilities

Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base covers an area of 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) and has two seaplane landing areas:
  • Runway E/W: 10000 foot, surface: Water
    Water
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  • Runway N/S: 4000 foot, surface: Water
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