# Saginaw Seaplane Base (SGW / A23)

**Saginaw Seaplane Base** (IATA: SGW, FAA: A23) is a seaplane base in Saginaw Bay, Alaska, United States. It opened in Apr 1962. It has one runway, 10,000 ft (3,048 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/a23

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SGW / —
- FAA: A23
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Saginaw Bay, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Apr 1962
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 56.8863, -134.1580
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Sitka
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saginaw_Seaplane_Base (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7399273
- Weather station: PAFE
- Ident: A23

## Timeline

- Apr 1962: Saginaw Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NW/SE | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 1,000 ft / 305 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [PAFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafe.md) Kake Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [PSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papg.md) Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · 46 mi / 74 km
- [SIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasi.md) Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport · 47 mi / 75 km
- [WRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawg.md) Wrangell Airport · 73 mi / 118 km

## Sources

- [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))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (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)
- [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/a23/data