Taquan Air
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Taquan Air is the operating name for Venture Travel, LLC, an American
regional airline
based in Southeast Alaska
, USA
. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services. Its base is Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
, which shares the same harbor and airspace as Ketchikan International Airport
, in an area known for a bridge that has not been built, the Gravina Island bridge to nowhere
. As per the United States Department of Transportation
in a report dated August 2, 2010, Taquan Air is a "U.S. Certificated Air Carrier", and is 1 of 125 such carriers in the US.
Taquan Air's heyday was in 1997 when they were the largest floatplane
company in the world and the second largest air commuter service in Alaska, carrying 243,000 passengers that year. In a continuing effort to grow, they sought FAR part 121 certification, allowing them to carry more than nine passengers on a flight. They achieved certification and began flights in 1998, but the costs of the new venture and economic factors led to the sale of assets and layoffs in 1999. New ownership in 2000 kept the company name alive, and Taquan remains known for their floatplanes.
Taquan Air's flight schedule provides for the delivery of US Mail, and includes service to the fourth-largest island in the US, Prince of Wales Island; and the easternmost town in Alaska, Hyder
. An accident in 2007 associated with a raincloud has led to the installation of weather cameras throughout Alaska. Taquan Air, along with other Ketchikan flight services, provides "flightseeing" tours over pristine Misty Fjords National Monument
, and bear viewings within the Earth's largest remaining temperate rainforest, Tongass National Forest
.
language for "village by the sea", and is also associated with the alternate name for Annette Island
, Taak'w Aan.
on Annette Island
. By 1989 the company was flying seven airplanes with 45 employees, and by 1997 28 planes with 175 employees.
, became 50% owner, and the same year that the company appeared on the cover of Alaska Business Monthly. At that point they were flying to 30 destinations, they had hubs in both Ketchikan and Sitka, and by flying to British Colombia, they had become an international air carrier. Taquan was now the largest floatplane
company in the world, and the second largest commuter airline in Alaska, having boarded 243,000 people in 1997.
This was when Taquan decided to expand from FAR 135 air taxi operation to FAR 121 airline operation. After spending a year to become FAR 121 certified, and buying a couple of British Aerospace Jetstream 32's, the new service was branded as AirOne. The mayor
of Juneau helped launch the new venture in March by dedicating one of the planes as The Spirit of Juneau. AirOne commenced operation on June 1, 1998, and began non-stop service from Ketchikan to Juneau
. Another route connected Canadian Airlines
' hub at Prince Rupert Airport
in British Columbia
with Alaska Airlines
' flights at Ketchikan.
But Taquan Air experienced its first fatal crash with a passenger in August 1998. A new CEO was chosen for Kootznoowoo in July, who had to deal with a "precipitous decline" (Juneau Empire
) in the company's outlook. The new CEO foreshadowed future events with the announcement at the shareholders meeting in October 1998, "there is less capital available for new investments." The costs of FAR 121 certification and a slump in the lumber industry led to the AirOne operation ceasing on February 14, 1999. Taquan Air liquidated assets and closed their Sitka hub.
, Hydaburg, and Behm Canal
. Scheduled passenger flights resumed in 2001, also, the airline was awarded the U.S. Forest Service Air Service Contract in both 2000 and 2003 and continues to hold a U.S. Forest Service contract. In October 2007, Taquan moved into a new terminal and hangar building, close to the east terminus of the ferry to the Ketchikan International Airport
. The company is now flying to 16 destinations.
at the White House
.
(R, Alaska) was a decorated World War II pilot who later became floatplane qualified, and who was instrumental in establishing and providing congressional support for the Medallion Foundation. By 2009, Taquan was one of seven airlines out of 37 operating in Alaska to receive all five stars in the program. Senator Stevens presented awards to Taquan in 2005 and 2008.
The National Transportation Safety Board
investigated the accident and issued a report on July 31, 2008, finding that the primary cause of the crash was pilot misjudgment, but that inadequate supervision of the flight tour industry in southeast Alaska by the Federal Aviation Administration also contributed to the event. The Board issued four recommendations. The first of these four recommendations, A-08-59, was to install weather cameras on the air tour routes within the Misty Fjords National Monument
. Recommendation A-08-60 was to establish monthly ground and en-route inspections of air tour flights to observe and enforce safe flying practices. Recommendation A-08-61 was to develop cue-based training for commercial air tour pilots in responding to changing local weather conditions. A-08-62 first needed the completion of A-08-61, and recommended that pilots be required to take the training.
Initial plans were to install 139 weather cameras in Alaska by 2014.
. These flights are associated with the cruise line industry that brings close to a million tourists each Summer to Ketchikan with its 7,000 residents. Adventure guide Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska states, "One of the amazing things about floatplanes is just how smooth are...unless you're looking out the window and see that there isn't a wake from the floats anymore, it's hard to know you're even in the air." The air tour typically takes two to four hours. The tour goes from seashore up into the mountains and back, during which time the floatplane lands on water in a remote area, and tourists step out on the plane's pontoon.
s certified under FAR part 135 (Air Taxi Operators and Commercial Operators of Small Aircraft).
Other destinations in Alaska (not on schedule as of June 2009):
United States
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regional airline
Regional airline
Regional airlines are airlines that operate regional aircraft to provide passenger air service to communities without sufficient demand to attract mainline service...
based in Southeast Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, USA
United States
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. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services. Its base is Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base is located in the harbor of Ketchikan, a city in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this seaplane base had 37,252 passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 29,878 enplanements in 2006.-...
, which shares the same harbor and airspace as Ketchikan International Airport
Ketchikan International Airport
Ketchikan International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Ketchikan, a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska....
, in an area known for a bridge that has not been built, the Gravina Island bridge to nowhere
Gravina Island Bridge
The Gravina Island Bridge, commonly referred to as the "Bridge to Nowhere", was a proposed bridge to replace the ferry that currently connects the town of Ketchikan, Alaska, with Gravina Island, an island which contains the Ketchikan International Airport as well as 50 residents. The bridge was...
. As per the United States Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
in a report dated August 2, 2010, Taquan Air is a "U.S. Certificated Air Carrier", and is 1 of 125 such carriers in the US.
Taquan Air's heyday was in 1997 when they were the largest floatplane
Floatplane
A floatplane is a type of seaplane, with slender pontoons mounted under the fuselage; only the floats of a floatplane normally come into contact with water, with the fuselage remaining above water...
company in the world and the second largest air commuter service in Alaska, carrying 243,000 passengers that year. In a continuing effort to grow, they sought FAR part 121 certification, allowing them to carry more than nine passengers on a flight. They achieved certification and began flights in 1998, but the costs of the new venture and economic factors led to the sale of assets and layoffs in 1999. New ownership in 2000 kept the company name alive, and Taquan remains known for their floatplanes.
Taquan Air's flight schedule provides for the delivery of US Mail, and includes service to the fourth-largest island in the US, Prince of Wales Island; and the easternmost town in Alaska, Hyder
Hyder, Alaska
Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 97. Hyder has achieved fame as a point in Alaska accessible to automobile and motorbike travelers in Canada who want to say that they have been to Alaska...
. An accident in 2007 associated with a raincloud has led to the installation of weather cameras throughout Alaska. Taquan Air, along with other Ketchikan flight services, provides "flightseeing" tours over pristine Misty Fjords National Monument
Misty Fjords National Monument
Misty Fiords National Monument is a National Monument and Wilderness Area administered by the US Department of Agriculture United States Forest Service 40 miles east of Ketchikan, Alaska, along the Inside Passage coast in extreme southeastern Alaska and covering 2,294,343 acres of Tongass...
, and bear viewings within the Earth's largest remaining temperate rainforest, Tongass National Forest
Tongass National Forest
The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
.
History
The name "Taquan" is from the TsimshianTsimshian
The Tsimshian are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Tsimshian translates to Inside the Skeena River. Their communities are in British Columbia and Alaska, around Terrace and Prince Rupert and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. There are approximately 10,000...
language for "village by the sea", and is also associated with the alternate name for Annette Island
Annette Island
Annette Island, or Taak'w Aan, is an island in Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean on the southeastern coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is at . It is about long and about wide. The land area is...
, Taak'w Aan.
Taquan Air Service Inc.
The airline was established as Taquan Air Service Incorporated in August 1977, and started out flying an air taxi service between Ketchikan International Airport and MetlakatlaMetlakatla, Alaska
Metlakatla is a census-designated place on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,375.- History :...
on Annette Island
Annette Island
Annette Island, or Taak'w Aan, is an island in Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean on the southeastern coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is at . It is about long and about wide. The land area is...
. By 1989 the company was flying seven airplanes with 45 employees, and by 1997 28 planes with 175 employees.
Kootznoowoo Inc. 50% owner
1997 was the year that Kootznoowoo Inc., an Alaska Native Village Corporation for AngoonAngoon, Alaska
Angoon is a city on Admiralty Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 572, by the 2010 census the population had declined to 459...
, became 50% owner, and the same year that the company appeared on the cover of Alaska Business Monthly. At that point they were flying to 30 destinations, they had hubs in both Ketchikan and Sitka, and by flying to British Colombia, they had become an international air carrier. Taquan was now the largest floatplane
Floatplane
A floatplane is a type of seaplane, with slender pontoons mounted under the fuselage; only the floats of a floatplane normally come into contact with water, with the fuselage remaining above water...
company in the world, and the second largest commuter airline in Alaska, having boarded 243,000 people in 1997.
This was when Taquan decided to expand from FAR 135 air taxi operation to FAR 121 airline operation. After spending a year to become FAR 121 certified, and buying a couple of British Aerospace Jetstream 32's, the new service was branded as AirOne. The mayor
Dennis Egan
Dennis William Egan is a member of the Alaska Senate, representing Juneau, Alaska. He previously served as its mayor from February 13, 1995, to October 3, 2000 and was a member of the local assembly...
of Juneau helped launch the new venture in March by dedicating one of the planes as The Spirit of Juneau. AirOne commenced operation on June 1, 1998, and began non-stop service from Ketchikan to Juneau
Juneau International Airport
Juneau International Airport is a public-use airport and seaplane base located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Juneau, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska...
. Another route connected Canadian Airlines
Canadian Airlines
Canadian Airlines International Ltd. was a Canadian airline that operated from 1987 until 2001. The airline was Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada, and carried more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destinations in 17 countries on five continents at its height in 1996...
' hub at Prince Rupert Airport
Prince Rupert Airport
Prince Rupert Airport, , is located west southwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
with Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines is an airline based in the Seattle suburb of SeaTac, Washington in the United States. The airline originated in 1932 as McGee Airways. After many mergers with and acquisitions of other airlines, including Star Air Service, it became known as Alaska Airlines in 1944...
' flights at Ketchikan.
But Taquan Air experienced its first fatal crash with a passenger in August 1998. A new CEO was chosen for Kootznoowoo in July, who had to deal with a "precipitous decline" (Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire
The Juneau Empire is a newspaper in Juneau, Alaska, United States. Mark Bryan was appointed publisher in 2009.-External links:* *...
) in the company's outlook. The new CEO foreshadowed future events with the announcement at the shareholders meeting in October 1998, "there is less capital available for new investments." The costs of FAR 121 certification and a slump in the lumber industry led to the AirOne operation ceasing on February 14, 1999. Taquan Air liquidated assets and closed their Sitka hub.
Kootznoowoo Inc.
Kootznoowoo Inc., acquired full ownership of the company on November 1, 1999, and at the end of December 1999 laid off most or 80 of their workers along with stopping flights to 20 communities. The downsizing at Taquan Air dampened the regional economy. The Juneau Empire wrote about the economic effect on Prince of Wales Island (pop. 6000), which is the fourth-largest island in the US,The loss of Taquan flights comes at a bad time for Prince of Wales Island, said Tom Briggs, city administrator for Craig. State ferry service for the island was recently reduced to one day a week to save money. "Without a reasonable transportation base, the island's going to be damaged, the economy's going to be damaged and lifestyle's going to be damaged," Briggs said...Blood samples taken at the clinic must be thrown out if they can't get to the lab in Ketchikan on time...The Craig City Council is asking the governor for assistance in the form of increased ferry service.Flights continued only for government contracts while the ownership looked for a buyer, which occurred in April 2000 (see below). By 2001, Kootznoowoo had divested all of its operating companies, including both the aviation and the timber businesses, and had become a holding company.
Venture Travel LLC
The general manager for Taquan between 1997 and 2000 had come on board when Taquan acquired the assets of his family's business, Ketchikan Air. He now created a company Venture Travel, LLC. Venture Travel, LLC acquired assets from Taquan in April 2000, including five planes, the name, and the lease in Ketchikan. Taquan Air gained business with U.S. Postal Service contracts for mail routes serving HyderHyder, Alaska
Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 97. Hyder has achieved fame as a point in Alaska accessible to automobile and motorbike travelers in Canada who want to say that they have been to Alaska...
, Hydaburg, and Behm Canal
Behm Canal
Behm Canal is a channel in the Alexander Archipelago, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.About long, Behm Canal separates Revillagigedo Island from the mainland...
. Scheduled passenger flights resumed in 2001, also, the airline was awarded the U.S. Forest Service Air Service Contract in both 2000 and 2003 and continues to hold a U.S. Forest Service contract. In October 2007, Taquan moved into a new terminal and hangar building, close to the east terminus of the ferry to the Ketchikan International Airport
Ketchikan International Airport
Ketchikan International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Ketchikan, a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska....
. The company is now flying to 16 destinations.
Small Business Person of the Year for Alaska, 1990
Taquan Air first moved into the spotlight in 1990, when the company's growth and development led to the owner's selection as Alaska Small Business Person of the Year, a selection made by the Alaska office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. In May 1990, the owner was honored in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
.
Medallion Foundation awards and Sen. Ted Stevens
Taquan Air participated in a voluntary industry effort in Alaska to improve airline safety called the Medallion Foundation awards. Senator Ted StevensTed Stevens
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, Sr. was a United States Senator from Alaska, serving from December 24, 1968, until January 3, 2009, and thus the longest-serving Republican senator in history...
(R, Alaska) was a decorated World War II pilot who later became floatplane qualified, and who was instrumental in establishing and providing congressional support for the Medallion Foundation. By 2009, Taquan was one of seven airlines out of 37 operating in Alaska to receive all five stars in the program. Senator Stevens presented awards to Taquan in 2005 and 2008.
Investigation of Misty Fjords National Monument air-tour-route accident
On July 24, 2007, a Taquan Air tour flight, operating a float-equipped deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver (N995WA) and carrying the pilot and four passengers from a cruise ship, impacted mountainous terrain with no survivors. An estimate is that in 2007, 900,000 cruise-ship tourists visited Ketchikan. At the time of this accident, Taquan had commitments regarding sightseeing with each of the cruise lines serving Ketchikan. According to the AP, the cruise line that had booked the tourists severed ties with Taquan after the accident for the remainder of 2007.The National Transportation Safety Board
National Transportation Safety Board
The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and incidents, certain types of highway crashes, ship and marine...
investigated the accident and issued a report on July 31, 2008, finding that the primary cause of the crash was pilot misjudgment, but that inadequate supervision of the flight tour industry in southeast Alaska by the Federal Aviation Administration also contributed to the event. The Board issued four recommendations. The first of these four recommendations, A-08-59, was to install weather cameras on the air tour routes within the Misty Fjords National Monument
Misty Fjords National Monument
Misty Fiords National Monument is a National Monument and Wilderness Area administered by the US Department of Agriculture United States Forest Service 40 miles east of Ketchikan, Alaska, along the Inside Passage coast in extreme southeastern Alaska and covering 2,294,343 acres of Tongass...
. Recommendation A-08-60 was to establish monthly ground and en-route inspections of air tour flights to observe and enforce safe flying practices. Recommendation A-08-61 was to develop cue-based training for commercial air tour pilots in responding to changing local weather conditions. A-08-62 first needed the completion of A-08-61, and recommended that pilots be required to take the training.
Initial plans were to install 139 weather cameras in Alaska by 2014.
Misty Fjords Flightseeing
Taquan Air is one of several local services to provide air tours of the nearby Misty Fjords National MonumentMisty Fjords National Monument
Misty Fiords National Monument is a National Monument and Wilderness Area administered by the US Department of Agriculture United States Forest Service 40 miles east of Ketchikan, Alaska, along the Inside Passage coast in extreme southeastern Alaska and covering 2,294,343 acres of Tongass...
. These flights are associated with the cruise line industry that brings close to a million tourists each Summer to Ketchikan with its 7,000 residents. Adventure guide Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska states, "One of the amazing things about floatplanes is just how smooth
Fleet
The Taquan Air fleet consists of eight de Havilland DHC-2 BeaverDe Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, primarily known as a bush plane. It is used for cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application , and has been widely adopted by armed forces as a utility aircraft...
s certified under FAR part 135 (Air Taxi Operators and Commercial Operators of Small Aircraft).
Destinations
Taquan Air operates scheduled service to the following destinations in Alaska (as of February 2011):- KetchikanKetchikan, AlaskaKetchikan is a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States, the southeasternmost sizable city in that state. With an estimated population of 7,368 in 2010 within the city limits, it is the fifth most populous city in the state....
(WFB) – Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan Harbor Seaplane Base is located in the harbor of Ketchikan, a city in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this seaplane base had 37,252 passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 29,878 enplanements in 2006.-...
(FAA: 5KE) - Coffman CoveCoffman Cove, AlaskaCoffman Cove is a city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. It is located on Prince of Wales Island. The population was 199 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coffman Cove is located at ....
(KCC) – Coffman Cove Seaplane BaseCoffman Cove Seaplane BaseCoffman Cove Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Coffman Cove, a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area on Prince of Wales Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - CraigCraig, AlaskaCraig is a first-class city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the Unorganized Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 1,397 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
/ KlawockKlawock, AlaskaKlawock is a city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, in the U.S. state of Alaska, on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island, on Klawock Inlet, across from Klawock Island...
(CGA) – Craig Seaplane BaseCraig Seaplane BaseCraig Seaplane Base is located in Craig, a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 6,300 passenger boardings in calendar year 2007, an increase of 150% from the 2,517 enplanements in 2006.-... - Deep Bay / Moser Bay (KMY) – Moser Bay Seaplane BaseMoser Bay Seaplane BaseMoser Bay Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base located in Moser Bay, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by Columbia Ward Fisheries...
- Dora / Cholmondely Sound (DOF)
- Edna BayEdna Bay, AlaskaEdna Bay is a census-designated place on Kosciusko Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 49 at the 2000 census....
(EDA) – Edna Bay Seaplane Base - Grace Harbor (GHR)
- Long IslandLong Island (Alaska)Long Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, USA. It lies across the Kaigani Strait from the southern portion of Dall Island and west of the southern part of Prince of Wales Island. Directly to its north is Sukkwan Island...
(LIJ) [seasonal] - HydaburgHydaburg, AlaskaHydaburg is a town in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 382 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hydaburg is located at . It is the southernmost city on Prince of Wales Island...
(HYG) – Hydaburg Seaplane BaseHydaburg Seaplane BaseHydaburg Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Hydaburg, a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled seaplane service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.... - HyderHyder, AlaskaHyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 97. Hyder has achieved fame as a point in Alaska accessible to automobile and motorbike travelers in Canada who want to say that they have been to Alaska...
(WHD) – Hyder Seaplane BaseHyder Seaplane BaseHyder Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Hyder, in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
(FAA: 4Z7) - MetlakatlaMetlakatla, AlaskaMetlakatla is a census-designated place on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,375.- History :...
(MTM) – Metlakatla Seaplane BaseMetlakatla Seaplane BaseMetlakatla Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Metlakatla on Annette Island in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - Naukati (NKI) – Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (FAA: AK62)
- Point BakerPoint Baker, AlaskaPoint Baker is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 35 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Point Baker is located at ....
(KPB) – Point Baker Seaplane BasePoint Baker Seaplane BasePoint Baker Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Point Baker, in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - Port ProtectionPort Protection, AlaskaPort Protection is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 63 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Port Protection is located at ....
(PPV) – Port Protection Seaplane BasePort Protection Seaplane BasePort Protection Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Port Protection, in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
(FAA: 19P) - Thorne BayThorne Bay, AlaskaThorne Bay is a city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 557.-Geography:Thorne Bay is located at ....
(KTB) – Thorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base serving Thorne Bay, in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - Whale PassWhale Pass, AlaskaWhale Pass is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 58 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Whale Pass is located at ....
(WWP) – North Whale Seaplane BaseNorth Whale Seaplane BaseNorth Whale Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in North Whale Pass, in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
(FAA: 96Z)
Other destinations in Alaska (not on schedule as of June 2009):
- Babe IslandBabe IslandBabe Island is an island which lies in the entrance to Cobblers Cove, along the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted and named by DI personnel in 1929....
(BAI) - Bell Island (KBE) – Bell Island Hot Springs Seaplane Base
- Devenney's (DIV)
- Bear Valley Lodge (BVL)
- Calder Bay (CLB)
- HollisHollis, AlaskaHollis is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 139.-Geography:Hollis is located at ....
(HYL) – Hollis Seaplane BaseHollis Seaplane BaseHollis Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base located in Hollis, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.... - Neets Bay [seasonal]
- Saltry Cove (SLY)
- Sunny Cove (SNC)
- Tenass Pass (TPY)
- Yes Bay (WYB) – Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base (FAA: 78K)