Port Protection Seaplane Base | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Port Protection, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft (0 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°19′44″N 133°36′36″W / 56.32889°N 133.61000°W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Port Protection Seaplane Base (IATA: PPV, FAA LID: 19P) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Port Protection, 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.
Port Protection Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 1,000 feet (1,219 x 305 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 330 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month: 91% air taxi and 9% general aviation.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Taquan Air | Ketchikan Harbor |