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Alitak Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerColumbia Ward Fisheries
ServesLazy Bay, Alaska
LocationAlitak
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates56°53′58″N 154°14′52″W / 56.89944°N 154.24778°W / 56.89944; -154.24778
Map
ALZ is located in Alaska
ALZ
ALZ
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
NE/SW 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations50

Alitak Seaplane Base (IATA: ALZ[2], FAA LID: ALZ[3]) is a public use seaplane base located in Alitak, Lazy Bay, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It is privately owned by Columbia Ward Fisheries.[1]

Scheduled passenger service to Kodiak, Alaska, is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Alitak Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NE/SW 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 50 air taxi aircraft operations, an average of 4 per month.[1]

Airline and destinations[edit]

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Island Air Service Kodiak, Moser Bay, Olga Bay[4]

Statistics[edit]

Carrier shares: August 2019 - July 2020[5]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Island
170(100%)
Top domestic destinations: August 2019 - July 2020[5]
Rank City Airport name & IATA code Passengers
2020
1 Kodiak, AK Kodiak Airport (ADQ) 40

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Lazy Bay, Alaska
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 49
(9) 		47
(8) 		47
(8) 		53
(12) 		66
(19) 		72
(22) 		79
(26) 		71
(22) 		70
(21) 		58
(14) 		50
(10) 		47
(8) 		79
(26)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 36.5
(2.5) 		37.3
(2.9) 		34.8
(1.6) 		40.9
(4.9) 		49.7
(9.8) 		55.9
(13.3) 		59.3
(15.2) 		59.3
(15.2) 		55.2
(12.9) 		46.2
(7.9) 		39.4
(4.1) 		35.9
(2.2) 		45.9
(7.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 30.8
(−0.7) 		31.9
(−0.1) 		28.2
(−2.1) 		34.7
(1.5) 		43.5
(6.4) 		49.3
(9.6) 		53.5
(11.9) 		53.2
(11.8) 		49.4
(9.7) 		40.7
(4.8) 		34.6
(1.4) 		31.6
(−0.2) 		40.1
(4.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 25.0
(−3.9) 		26.4
(−3.1) 		21.6
(−5.8) 		28.5
(−1.9) 		37.3
(2.9) 		42.6
(5.9) 		47.6
(8.7) 		47.0
(8.3) 		43.6
(6.4) 		35.1
(1.7) 		29.8
(−1.2) 		27.3
(−2.6) 		34.3
(1.3)
Record low °F (°C) −3
(−19) 		6
(−14) 		4
(−16) 		17
(−8) 		26
(−3) 		31
(−1) 		37
(3) 		36
(2) 		35
(2) 		18
(−8) 		2
(−17) 		1
(−17) 		−3
(−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.83
(97) 		3.00
(76) 		2.37
(60) 		3.53
(90) 		2.49
(63) 		1.93
(49) 		3.41
(87) 		5.13
(130) 		4.84
(123) 		4.28
(109) 		5.70
(145) 		4.79
(122) 		45.3
(1,151)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.3
(11) 		4.0
(10) 		7.4
(19) 		1.5
(3.8) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.8
(2.0) 		2.2
(5.6) 		4.9
(12) 		25.1
(63.4)
Source: WRCC [6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for ALZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (ALZ: Alitak / Sea Plane Base)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Airport information for ALZ". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Summer Float Schedule: Effective May 28, 2012 - September 22, 2012". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Lazy Bay, AK: Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  6. ^ Lazy Bay, Alaska - Period of Record : 5/20/1954 to 12/31/1963 Archived 2017-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

Other sources[edit]

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2000-6945) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2005-3-4 (March 3, 2005): selecting Servant Air, Inc. to provide essential air service at Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port William, Seal Bay, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak Bush), at the annual subsidy rate of $149,595 per year for the two-year period beginning with its inauguration of service.
    • Order 2007-5-18 (May 31, 2007): selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at subsidy rates of $152,534 annually, and at Karluk, Alaska, for $29,481 annually, through June 30, 2009.
    • Order 2009-4-23 (April 28, 2009): re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay (Kodiak 11), Alaska, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $143,061 through October 31, 2011.
    • Order 2011-7-6 (July 19, 2011): re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide essential air service at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, West Point, Uganik, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at a combined annual subsidy rate of $144,972, from November 1, 2011, through October 31, 2013. Service levels were set at two round trips per week to Kodiak (ADQ) during the 18-week peak season and one round trip per week during the remainder of the year, all with DHC-2 Beaver aircraft.
    • Order 2013-9-12 (September 20, 2013): re-selecting Redemption Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Alitak, Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), for $124,663 annual subsidy from November 1, 2013, through October 31, 2015. Scheduled Service: 18-week peak period, 21-week shoulder, 13-week off-peak. Aircraft: DHC-2, Beaver, 6 seats.

External links[edit]


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitak_Seaplane_Base

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