Chatham Seaplane Base is a privately owned, public use

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base located in

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in the U.S. state of

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. Chatham lies within the limits of the

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(near its northeast corner).

Facilities and aircraft

Chatham Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a

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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 85 aircraft operations, an average of 7 per month: 94%

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and 6%

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Statistics

References

Other sources

* Essential Air Service documents
Docket DOT-OST-1997-3134
from the

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Order 2004-7-21 (July 22, 2004)
re-selects Ward Air, Inc. to provide essential air service at Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, for the period December 1, 2003 through September 30, 2006, at an annual subsidy of $12,865. *
Order 2006-9-16 (September 18, 2006)
re-selecting Ward Air, Inc., to continue to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, and setting an annual subsidy rate of $15,040 for a new two-year term beginning October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008. *
Order 2008-6-27 (June 19, 2008)
re-selecting Ward Air, Inc., to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at the communities of Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, for the two-year period beginning October 1, 2008, at an annual subsidy of $17,280 with 3-seat Cessna C-185, 4-seat Cessna C-206, or 6-seat DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver single-engine, amphib-float equipped aircraft. *
Order 2010-7-11 (July 15, 2010)
re-selecting Ward Air, Inc., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $6,311 at Chatham and $13,273 at Funter Bay, from October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2012. *
Order 2012-9-2 (September 4, 2012)
re-selecting Ward Air, Inc., to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Chatham and Funter Bay, Alaska, at annual subsidies of $11,040 at Chatham and $12,896 at Funter Bay, from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2013; and $11,472 at Chatham and $13,416 at Funter Bay, from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014.

External links

Ward Air

Topographic map
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