Chignik Bay Seaplane Base

Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: KBW, FAA LID: Z78) is a public-use seaplane base serving Chignik, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Chignik Bay Seaplane Base
IATA: KBW ICAO: none FAA LID: Z78
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Public domain
Serves	Chignik, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	56°17′44″N 158°24′05″W
Map
Z78 Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m E/W 6,000 1,829 Water NE/SW 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 210
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Facilities and aircraft

Chignik Bay Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: the E/W waterway is 6,000 by 4,000 feet (1,829 x 1,219 m) and the NE/SW waterway is 10,000 by 4,000 feet (3,048 x 1,219 m). The beach is used for aircraft pull-up. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 210 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per month: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi.

See also

• Chignik Airport (ICAO: PAJC, FAA LID: AJC)
• Chignik Fisheries Airport (IATA: KCG, FAA LID: KCG)
• Chignik Lagoon Airport (IATA: KCL, FAA LID: KCL)
• Chignik Lake Airport (IATA: KCQ, FAA LID: A79)
• List of airports in Alaska

External links

• Diagram for Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (Z78) (GIF). FAA, Alaska Region. 25 Dec 2003.
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for Z78
  • AirNav airport information for Z78
  • ASN accident history for KBW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for Z78