# Port Bailey Seaplane Base (KPY / KPY)

**Port Bailey Seaplane Base** (IATA: KPY, FAA: KPY) is a seaplane base in Port Bailey, Alaska, United States. It opened in May 1962. It has one runway, 10,000 ft (3,048 m) long, water. In 2025 it handled 118 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KPY / —
- FAA: KPY
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Port Bailey, Alaska, United States
- Opened: May 1962
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 57.9313, -153.0408
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Passengers: 118 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Bailey_Seaplane_Base (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4373193
- Weather station: PAAE
- Ident: KPY

## Timeline

- May 1962: Port Bailey Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E/W | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 2,000 ft / 610 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 188 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 227 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 125 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 182 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 160 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 150 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 134 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 155 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 117 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 118 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [UGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsj.md) San Juan /Uganik/ Seaplane Base · United States · 17 mi / 28 km · Island Air Service
- [KWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwp.md) West Point Village Seaplane Base · United States · 22 mi / 35 km · Island Air Service
- [ADQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padq.md) Kodiak Airport · United States · 24 mi / 38 km · Island Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- Island Air Service · 3

## Nearby airports

- [ORI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ori.md) Port Lions Airport · 7.8 mi / 13 km
- [KOZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4k5.md) Ouzinkie Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [ADQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padq.md) Kodiak Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [KDK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakd.md) Kodiak Municipal Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [KLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palb.md) Larsen Bay Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [OLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olh.md) Old Harbor Airport · 50 mi / 80 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))
- [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: “Port Bailey Seaplane Base”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Port_Bailey_Seaplane_Base&oldid=1363072362), 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/kpy/data