# Hawk Inlet Seaplane Base (HWI / HWI)

**Hawk Inlet Seaplane Base** (IATA: HWI, FAA: HWI) is a seaplane base in Hawk Inlet, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1954. It has 3 runways; the longest is 6,500 ft (1,981 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HWI / —
- FAA: HWI
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Hawk Inlet, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1954
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 58.1274, -134.7560
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 6,500 ft / 1,981 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Juneau
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746718
- Weather station: PAFN
- Ident: HWI

## Timeline

- Aug 1954: Hawk Inlet Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 6,500 ft / 1,981 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |
| 14/32 | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |
| 06/24 | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [JNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajn.md) Juneau International Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [GST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pags.md) Gustavus Airport · 40 mi / 65 km
- [SIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasi.md) Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport · 78 mi / 125 km
- [HNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahn.md) Haines Airport · 82 mi / 132 km
- [PAFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafe.md) Kake Airport · 86 mi / 139 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/hwi/data