# Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB / VI22)

**Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base** (IATA: SPB, FAA: VI22) is a seaplane base in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). In 2023 it handled 39 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vi22

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SPB / —
- FAA: VI22
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 18.3382, -64.9397
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Passengers: 38,678 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/St_Thomas
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Amalie_Harbor_Seaplane_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1837626
- Weather station: TIST · WMO 78543
- Ident: VI22

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E/W | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | Water |  |  |
| N/S | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 42,983 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 34,523 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 40,011 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 40,685 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 38,678 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Nearby airports

- [STT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tist.md) Cyril E. King Airport · 2.5 mi / 4.0 km
- [CPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjcp.md) Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [EIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupj.md) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport · 27 mi / 44 km
- [VIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupw.md) Virgin Gorda Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [VQS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjvq.md) Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport · 39 mi / 63 km
- [STX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tisx.md) Henry E. Rohlsen Airport · 45 mi / 72 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #17

## 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)
- [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/vi22/data