Elfin Cove Seaplane Base
ELV · PAEL · Elfin Cove, Alaska · Angoon County · map
Elfin Cove Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base in Elfin Cove, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. The FAA counts about 400 takeoffs and landings a year. About 455 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Elfin Cove Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is ELV, and its ICAO code is PAEL.
Where is Elfin Cove Seaplane Base?
It is in Elfin Cove, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Elfin Cove Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Elfin Cove Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Juneau International, Pelican, Hoonah. Every route
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 Elfin Cove Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ELV · ICAO PAEL
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Juneau sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 27E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 10,000 × 1,500 ft | Water, excellent |
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
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Gustavus Airport (24 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
- Althrop rock light flashes clear every 6 seconds.
- Narrow entrance.
- Boats may be tied to spb float.
- When available weather rprts hrly only.
- Sea swells often in landing area.
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 287 departures from ELV in those twelve months, carrying 548 passengers in 2,552 seats (21% filled), to 3 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elfin Cove → Juneau International ELV–JNU | 274 | 535 | Kalinin Aviation LLC... |
| Elfin Cove → Pelican ELV–PEC | 12 | 12 | Kalinin Aviation LLC... |
| Elfin Cove → Hoonah ELV–HNH | 1 | 1 | Kalinin Aviation LLC... |
All 3 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this seaplane base.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 300 |
| general aviation, travelling | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Elfin Cove from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Elfin Cove, Alaska: 1 piston single. 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records · 3 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.
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Elfin Cove 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Juneau International (JNU) 274 flights in twelve months · Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- Pelican (PEC) 12 flights in twelve months · Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- Hoonah (HNH) 1 flights in twelve months · Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 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/ELV.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 28, 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.