# Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ / ALZ)

**Alitak Seaplane Base** (IATA: ALZ, FAA: ALZ) is a seaplane base in Lazy Bay, Alaska, United States. It opened in May 1962. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,000 ft (1,829 m). In 2025 it handled 98 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ALZ / —
- FAA: ALZ
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Lazy Bay, Alaska, United States
- Opened: May 1962
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 56.8973, -154.2497
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
- Passengers: 98 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitak_Seaplane_Base (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4062449
- Weather station: PAKH
- Ident: ALZ

## Timeline

- May 1962: Alitak Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12W/30W | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |
| 17W/35W | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 451 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 418 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 238 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 254 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 267 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 354 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 254 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 192 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 99 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 98 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [KMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmy.md) Moser Bay Seaplane Base · United States · 9.9 mi / 16 km · Island Air Service
- [KOY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koy.md) Olga Bay Seaplane Base · United States · 18 mi / 29 km · Island Air Service
- [ADQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padq.md) Kodiak Airport · United States · 88 mi / 142 km · Island Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- Island Air Service · 3

## Nearby airports

- [AKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakh.md) Akhiok Airport · 3.8 mi / 6.1 km
- [OLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olh.md) Old Harbor Airport · 43 mi / 69 km
- [KLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palb.md) Larsen Bay Airport · 45 mi / 73 km
- [KYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paky.md) Karluk Airport · 47 mi / 75 km
- [ORI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ori.md) Port Lions Airport · 86 mi / 138 km
- [ADQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padq.md) Kodiak Airport · 88 mi / 142 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #30

## 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))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Alitak Seaplane Base”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alitak_Seaplane_Base&oldid=1371576700), revision of 27 Aug 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/alz/data