Roche Harbor Seaplane Base

Airport
RCE is located in Washington (state)
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Location of airport in Washington
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RCE is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
NE/SW 5,000 1,524 Water
NW/SE 2,500 762 Water
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations2,800
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (IATA: RCE[2], FAA LID: W39) is a public-use seaplane base located adjacent to Roche Harbor, on San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Roche Harbor Resort.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Roche Harbor Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: NE/SW is 5,000 by 1,000 feet (1,524 x 305 m) and NW/SE is 2,500 by 500 feet (762 x 152 m). For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 2,800 aircraft operations, an average of 233 per month: 57% air taxi and 43% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Friday Harbor–Seaplane, Seattle–Lake Union[3]

See also

  • List of airports in Washington

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for W39 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Alaska Airlines Partnership FAQ (includes IATA codes)". Kenmore Air. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ^ San Juan Islands Seaplane Schedule, May 1-June 24, 2010 Archived May 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  • Aerial image as of 10 July 1990 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for W39
    • AirNav airport information for W39
    • ASN accident history for RCE
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for W39