Friday Harbor Seaplane Base is a public use
seaplane
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base located adjacent to
Friday Harbor, on
San Juan Island
San Juan Island is the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington, United States. It has a land area of 142.59 km2 (55.053 sq mi) and a population of 6,822 as of the 2000 census.
Washington State Fe ...
in
San Juan County,
Washington
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. It is owned by the Port of Friday Harbor.
Facilities and aircraft
Friday Harbor Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: 3/21 is 10,000 by 2,000 feet (3,048 x 610 m) and 12/30 is 6,000 by 1,000 feet (1,829 x 305 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 8,600 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 53.5% were
air taxi
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In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) ...
flights and 46.5%
general aviation
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.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in Washington
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References
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Airports in Washington (state)
Airports in San Juan County, Washington
Seaplane bases in the United States