Hyder Seaplane Base

Airport

WHD

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
N/S	10,000	3,048	Water

Statistics (2006)

Aircraft operations	105

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Hyder Seaplane Base (IATA: WHD, FAA LID: 4Z7) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Hyder,^[1] 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.^[2] It shares its airspace with the nearby Stewart Aerodrome and Stewart Water Aerodrome and its water runway in the Portland Canal exists on the Canada–United States border.

Facilities and aircraft

Hyder Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated N/S 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 105 aircraft operations, an average of 8 per month: 95% air taxi and 5% general aviation.^[1]

There are two floats for seaplanes, one along the shoreline and another within a protected cove with a concrete launch ramp. The floats are shared with vessels that dock at the base.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Taquan Air	Ketchikan^[3]

The Hyder Seaplane Base uses Pacific Time Zone for e.g. flight schedule as is done in western Canada and in general in Hyder,^[4] but different from the rest of Alaska which uses Alaska Time Zone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4Z7 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
^ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
^ Flights | Venture Travel, LLC dba Taquan Air

External links

Topographic map from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 4Z7
- AirNav airport information for 4Z7
- ASN accident history for WHD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4Z7