Seldovia Seaplane Base
A27 · Seldovia, Alaska · Kenai-Cook Inlet County · map
Seldovia Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the City of Seldovia in Seldovia, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Seldovia Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is A27.
Where is Seldovia Seaplane Base?
It is in Seldovia, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Seldovia Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Seldovia Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Fairbanks International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Seldovia Seaplane Base?
2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Seldovia Seaplane Base…
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA A27
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Seldovia
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- September to May, every day, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm; June to August, every day, 8:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 23E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 2,000 × 1,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Homer Airport (15 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base (14 nm northeast), Homer Airport (15 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Seaplane ramp may be covered with small boats.
- Seaplane ramp is at the south end of harbor, at the very end off PIER- east. Tie cleats avlb. Limited to three planes at a time.
- Night operations prohibited, except for rotary wing.
- Must check in with harbor master upon landing. Overnight parking fee.
- TAKE-OFF and lnd operations in harbor prohibited.
- Recommended north entrance; shallow water near south harbor.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 50 departures from A27 in those twelve months, carrying 53 passengers in 440 seats (12% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seldovia → Fairbanks International A27–FAI | 50 | 53 | Warbelow |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Seldovia from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Seldovia, Alaska: 9 piston singles, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners.
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Seldovia 10 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Fairbanks International (FAI) 50 flights in twelve months · Warbelow
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/A27.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.