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Trident Basin Seaplane Base (FAA LID: T44) is a city-owned, public-use seaplane base located in the City of Kodiak, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of United States.[1] This seaplane base is located 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of the Kodiak Airport.[3]

Trident Basin Seaplane Base
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: T44
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Kodiak Public Works
Serves	Kodiak, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	57°46′51″N 152°23′29″W
Map
T44 Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 4,400 1,341 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 5,000 Based aircraft 11 Enplanements (2008) 11,218
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Trident Basin SPB had 11,218 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 338% from the 2,561 enplanements in 2007.[2] Trident Basin SPB is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Trident Basin Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated 2/20 which measures 4,400 by 200 feet (1,341 x 61 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 5,000 air taxi aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day. There are 11 single-engine aircraft based here.[1]

Remarks:[1]

• Reef exposed on low tides at both ends of runway. Some boat traffic; floating debris; docks; ramps; anchorage sheltered; bridge from near island to city area.
• Fuel available with credit card.
• During hours that Kodiak ATCT operational pilots arriving/departing Trident Basin shall contact ATCT for traffic advisories and/or special VFR clearance as necessary; when ATCT closed pilots will self-announce over CTAF.
• Kodiak weather camera available on internet at https://web.archive.org/web/20090831040305/http://akweathercams.faa.gov/

References

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for T44
  • AirNav airport information for T44
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for T44

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