West Point Village Seaplane Base
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West Point Village Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...

 base located in West Point, in the Kodiak Island Borough
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
-National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Barren Islands** Semidi Wilderness*** Semidi Islands** Trinity Islands*** Sitkinak Island*** Tugidak Island...

 of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Alaska
Alaska
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. It is privately owned by the West Point Canning Co.

Scheduled seaplane service to Kodiak
Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak is one of 7 communities and the main city on Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. All commercial transportation between the entire island and the outside world goes through this city either via ferryboat or airline...

 is subsidized by the Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which, prior to deregulation, were served by certificated airlines, maintained commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these...

 program.

Facilities

West Point Village Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated E/W which measures 10,000 by 500 feet (3,048 x 152 m).

External links

  • FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF
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    )
  • Resources for this airport:
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