North Whale Seaplane Base

Airport

96Z

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
NW/SE	10,000	3,048	Water

Statistics (2006)

Aircraft operations	350

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

North Whale Seaplane Base (IATA: WWP, FAA LID: 96Z) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in North Whale Pass,^[1] a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

North Whale Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m). 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

Airlines	Destinations
Taquan Air	Ketchikan Harbor^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 96Z PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
^ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.

External links

Topographic map from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 96Z
- AirNav airport information for 96Z
- ASN accident history for WWP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 96Z