Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base, or Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base,[1][2] (IATA: LKE, FAA LID: W55) is a seaplane base and international airport on Lake Union, Washington, U.S., 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of Downtown Seattle.[1]

Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base
Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base loading area
IATA: LKE ICAO: none FAA LID: W55
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Gregg Munro
Serves	Seattle, Washington
Location	Lake Union
Elevation AMSL	14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	47°37′44″N 122°20′19″W
Website	www.KenmoreAir.com
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 35,500
Sources: FAA,[1] WSDOT[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base is 3 acres (1.2 ha) at an elevation of 14 feet (4.3 m) above mean sea level. It has one 5,000-by-500-foot (1,520 by 150 m) seaplane landing area designated 16/34.[1]

For the 12 months ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 35,500 aircraft operations, an average of 97 per day: 72% air taxi and 28% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

History

The first seaplane flight from Lake Union was by William E. Boeing, on June 15, 1916. The lake has been served by commercial flights from Kenmore Air since 1946. In 2018, buoys and lights were installed in the lake to warn boaters of landing planes.[3] Despite the warnings, recreational watergoers have continued to interfere with seaplanes, leading to both cancelled flights and legal efforts to more strongly regulate water use.[4]

References

External links

• Kenmore Air
• Aerial photo as of 10 July 1990 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for W55
  • AirNav airport information for W55
  • ASN accident history for LKE
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for W55