West Point Village Seaplane Base

West Point Village Seaplane Base (IATA: KWP, FAA LID: KWP) is a public use seaplane base located in West Point, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is privately owned by the West Point Canning Co.

West Point Village Seaplane Base
IATA: KWP ICAO: none FAA LID: KWP
Summary
Airport type	Public use
Owner	West Point Canning Co.
Serves	West Point, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	57°46′12″N 153°32′56″W
Map
KWP Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m E/W 10,000 3,048 Water
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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

Facilities

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

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Island Air Service	Kodiak, Port Bailey, Uganik

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013

Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Island	80(100%)

Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013

Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	Passengers
			2013	2012
1	Kodiak, AK	Kodiak Airport (ADQ)	50	40

See also

• List of airports in Alaska

Other sources

• 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

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