# Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD / PAAP)

**Port Alexander Seaplane Base** (IATA: PTD, ICAO: PAAP) is a seaplane base in Port Alexander, Alaska, United States. It opened in Dec 1950. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, water. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2024 it handled 246 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PTD / PAAP
- FAA: AHP
- Type: Seaplane base
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Port Alexander, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Dec 1950
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 56.2468, -134.6480
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Passengers: 246 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Sitka
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Alexander_Seaplane_Base (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4373189
- Weather station: PAAP
- Ident: PAAP

## Timeline

- Dec 1950: Port Alexander Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 419 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 227 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 444 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 246 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (1)

- [A29](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a29.md) Sitka Seaplane Base · United States · 62 mi / 99 km · Baranautica Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- Baranautica Air Service · 1

## Nearby airports

- [PAFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafe.md) Kake Airport · 57 mi / 91 km
- [SIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasi.md) Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport · 62 mi / 99 km
- [PSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papg.md) Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · 75 mi / 121 km
- [KLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakw.md) Klawock Airport · 76 mi / 123 km
- [WRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawg.md) Wrangell Airport · 89 mi / 143 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #66

## 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 Alexander Seaplane Base”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Port_Alexander_Seaplane_Base&oldid=1363072344), 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/paap/data