West Point Village Seaplane Base
KWP · West Point, Alaska · Kodiak Island County · map
West Point Village Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base in West Point, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for West Point Village Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is KWP.
Where is West Point Village Seaplane Base?
It is in West Point, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level.
Does West Point Village Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from West Point Village Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 5 airports, the busiest of them Taku Harbor, Uganik, Port Bailey, Zachar Bay, Amook Bay. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to West Point Village Seaplane Base?
1 aviation medical examiner 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 West Point Village 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 KWP
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately 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
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 22E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 10,000 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Kodiak Airport (34 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Kodiak Airport (34 nm east), Trident Basin Seaplane Base (37 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
- Subj to strong down drafts durg northwest winds; N-S winds cause heavy swells.
- Operating area in uganik bay; rocky islands near beach where seaplanes HEEL-UP.
- Waterfowl and fishing nets in the vicinity of 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 70 departures from KWP in those twelve months, carrying 80 passengers in 397 seats (20% filled), to 5 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Village → Taku Harbor KWP–A43 | 37 | 58 | Island Air Service |
| West Point Village → Uganik KWP–UGI | 21 | 15 | Island Air Service |
| West Point Village → Port Bailey KWP–KPY | 9 | 6 | Island Air Service |
| West Point Village → Zachar Bay KWP–KZB | 2 | 0 | Island Air Service |
| West Point Village → Amook Bay KWP–AOS | 1 | 1 | Island Air Service |
All 5 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 West Point from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list West Point, AK as the owner's town.
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: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
- Taku Harbor (A43) 37 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Uganik (UGI) 21 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Port Bailey (KPY) 9 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Zachar Bay (KZB) 2 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Amook Bay (AOS) 1 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/KWP.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.