# Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW / Z78)

**Chignik Bay Seaplane Base** (IATA: KBW, FAA: Z78) is a seaplane base in Chignik, Alaska, United States. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/z78

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KBW / —
- FAA: Z78
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Chignik, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 56.2956, -158.4010
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chignik_Bay_Seaplane_Base (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1709091
- Weather station: PAJC
- Ident: Z78

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NE/SW | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | Water |  |  |
| E/W | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [KCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajc.md) Chignik Airport · 1.5 mi / 2.5 km
- [KCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcl.md) Chignik Lagoon Airport · 5.2 mi / 8.4 km
- [KCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a79.md) Chignik Lake Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [US-6263](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6263.md) Scottys Island Airstrip · 29 mi / 47 km
- [KPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pape.md) Perryville Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [PTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paph.md) Port Heiden Airport · 47 mi / 75 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #35

## 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/z78/data