# Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility (WWP / 96Z)

**Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility** (IATA: WWP, FAA: 96Z) is a seaplane base in Whale Pass, Alaska, United States. It opened in May 1965. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, water. In 2025 it handled 32 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/96z

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WWP / —
- FAA: 96Z
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Whale Pass, Alaska, United States
- Opened: May 1965
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 56.1163, -133.1220
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Passengers: 32 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Sitka
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Whale_Seaplane_Base (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4327492
- Ident: 96Z

## Timeline

- May 1965: Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 289 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 291 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 205 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 102 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 38 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 51 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 21 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 22 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 26 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 32 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [WFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ke.md) Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base · United States · 77 mi / 124 km · Taquan Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from WWP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- K3 [Taquan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taquan-air) · 1

## Nearby airports

- [KLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakw.md) Klawock Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [WRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawg.md) Wrangell Airport · 38 mi / 62 km
- [PSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papg.md) Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [PAFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafe.md) Kake Airport · 66 mi / 106 km
- [KTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakt.md) Ketchikan International Airport · 76 mi / 122 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “North Whale Seaplane Base”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Whale_Seaplane_Base&oldid=1363067089), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/96z/data