Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF- Southeast Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Excursion Inlet, Alaska | ||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°25′14″N135°26′57″W/ 58.42056°N 135.44917°W | ||||||||||
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  EXI Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base(IATA:EXI,FAALID:EXI) is a state owned, public useseaplanebase located inExcursion Inlet,in theHaines Boroughof theU.S. stateofAlaska.[1]Scheduled passenger service is subsidized by theU.S. Department of Transportationvia theEssential Air Serviceprogram.
This airport is included in theNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systemsfor 2015–2019, whichcategorizedit as ageneral aviation airportbased on 69 enplanements (boardings) in calendar year 2012.[3]As perFederal Aviation Administrationrecords, the airport had 69 passenger enplanements incalendar year2008,[4]68 enplanements in 2009, and 30 in 2010.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base has oneseaplanelanding area designated NW/SE with awatersurface measuring 1,000 by 1,000 feet (305 x 305 m).[1]For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 700 aircraft operations, an average of 58 per month: 71%general aviationand 29%air taxi.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The followingairlineoffers scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Seaplanes | Juneau[6] |
| Ward Air | Juneau |
Statistics
[edit]| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juneau, AK
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Juneau International Airport | 70 |
| 2 | Gustavus, AK
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Gustavus Airport | 10 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for EXIPDF.Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 27, 2017.
- ^ab "Excursion Inlet, AK: Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI)".Bureau of Transportation Statistics(BTS),Research and Innovative Technology Administration(RITA),U.S. Department of Transportation.December 2016.RetrievedMay 9,2017.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate"(PDF).National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report.Federal Aviation Administration. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on February 22, 2016.RetrievedMay 23,2016.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008"(PDF, 1.0 MB).CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data.Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010"(PDF, 189 KB).CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data.Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "Alaska Seaplanes Fall Schedule"(PDF).RetrievedSeptember 10,2022.
Other sources
[edit]- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2002-12014) from theU.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2005-8-14 (August 18, 2005):re-selecting L.A.B. Flying Service, Inc., to provide essential air service to Excursion Inlet, Alaska, and establishing a subsidy rate of $9,212 per year for service consisting of one round trip each week during the winter season (October–March), over a Juneau-Excursion Inlet-Juneau routing, with 5-seatPiper PA-32or 3-seatHelio H-250aircraft, for the two-year period beginning September 1, 2005, and ending August 31, 2007.
- Order 2006-8-20 (August 20, 2007):selecting L.A.B. Flying Service, to continue providing essential air service (EAS) at Excursion Inlet, Alaska, and establishing an annual subsidy rate of $32,886, for a new two-year period, through August 31, 2009.
- Order 2008-7-29 (July 25, 2008):requesting proposals by August 1, 2008, from carriers interested in providing essential air service (EAS) at Kake and Excursion Inlet, Alaska, for a two-year period, beginning when the carrier can inaugurate service, with or without subsidy. (On July 24, 2008, the Federal Aviation Administration revoked the operating certificate of LAB Flying Service, Inc., on an emergency basis.)
- Order 2008-8-16 (August 15, 2008):selecting Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc., d/b/a Wings of Alaska, Inc. (Wings), to provide essential air service at Excursion Inlet and Kake, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $34,659 at Excursion Inlet and $314,302 at Kake, for the two-year period ending August 31, 2010.
- Order 2010-8-9 (August 17, 2010):re-selecting Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc., d/b/a Wings of Alaska, Inc., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Excursion Inlet, Alaska, for an annual subsidy rate of $33,919, for the two-year period from September 1, 2010, to August 31, 2012.
- Order 2012-9-8 (September 10, 2012):selecting Air Excursions to provide EAS at Excursion Inlet for a first-year annual subsidy of $27,111 and a second-year annual subsidy of $28,835. The airline will provide three weekly nonstop round trips to Juneau during the 21-week peak season with PA-32 Cherokee 6 aircraft, and one weekly nonstop round trip during the 31-week off-peak using Cessna 206 float aircraft, beginning when the airline commences full EAS.
External links
[edit]- Topographic mapfromUSGSThe National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAAairport information for EXI
- AirNavairport information for EXI
- ASNaccident history for EXI
- FlightAwareairport informationandlive flight tracker
- SkyVectoraeronautical chart for EXI
