# Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base (WSX / WA83)

**Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base** (IATA: WSX, FAA: WA83) is a seaplane base in West Sound, Washington, United States. It opened in Jan 1992. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa83

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WSX / —
- FAA: WA83
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: West Sound, Washington, United States
- Opened: Jan 1992
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 48.6179, -122.9569
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westsound/WSX_Seaplane_Base (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7989726
- Weather station: KORS
- Ident: WA83

## Timeline

- Jan 1992: Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18W/36W | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 500 ft / 152 m | Water |  |  |
| 10W/28W | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 500 ft / 152 m | Water |  |  |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (1)

- [LKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/w55.md) Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base · United States · 74 mi / 119 km · Kenmore Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- M5 [Kenmore Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenmore-air) · 1

## Nearby airports

- [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · 6.6 mi / 11 km
- [FRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr.md) Friday Harbor Airport · 7.2 mi / 12 km
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · 23 mi / 36 km
- [NUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knuw.md) Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · 23 mi / 37 km
- [YDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czbb.md) Boundary Bay Airport · 32 mi / 51 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westsound/WSX_Seaplane_Base&oldid=1363087494), 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/wa83/data