Shannons Pond Seaplane Base
AA15 · Dillingham, Alaska · Bristol Bay County · map
Shannons Pond Seaplane Base is a private seaplane base, 3 miles west of Dillingham, Alaska, 80 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AA15
- Kind
- Seaplane base · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 80 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE/SW | 1,400 × 100 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Dillingham Airport (2 nm east).
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
- Southwest side of lake shallow.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Dillingham from the FAA register
85 aircraft are registered to owners in Dillingham, Alaska: 76 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 1 glider. 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Dillingham:
- Fresh Water Adventures INC 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Wood Tikchik Air, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Wood Tikchik Air is an air charter and outfitting company based in Aleknagik, Alaska, 20 miles north of Dillingham.
- Bay Air Alaska LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Bay Air Alaska operates charter flights from Dillingham, Alaska, using a float-equipped DeHavilland Beaver.
- Tikchik Airventures LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Tikchik Airventures provides air charter services in Southwest Alaska, transporting clients to remote wilderness areas for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, hiking, fishing, and guided hunts.
- Bristol Bay Air Service INC 2 aircraft on the certificate Bay Air Inc operates air charter and sightseeing services from Dillingham, Alaska, transporting passengers to remote fishing and hunting locations in southwestern Alaska, including access to Wood-Tikchik State Park.
- Alaska Bush Charters LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Sunday Air Taxi LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Sunday Air Taxi is a locally owned and operated air taxi service based in Dillingham, Alaska, offering scenic flights and bear viewing tours of the Alaska wilderness with experienced pilots and local guides.
- Tucker Aviation INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Van Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Bay Air, INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Bay Air Inc operates air charter and sightseeing services from Dillingham, Alaska, using a float-equipped DeHavilland Beaver to transport clients to remote fishing and hunting locations in southwestern Alaska, including access to Wood-Tikch
- Mulchatna Air Taxi LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Dillingham 85 aircraft · 76 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 3 turboprops
- Freshwater Adventures INC 3 aircraft in town
- Bristol Bay Air Service INC 3 aircraft in town
- Bay Air INC 3 aircraft in town
- Ott Grosvenor LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Fresh Water Adventures INC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Wood Tikchik Air, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bay Air Alaska LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Tikchik Airventures LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- 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/AA15.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.