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4Z7 · Hyder Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 4Z7 Lat 55° 54.20' N Lon 130° 0.60' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
N — 10,000 ft 1000 ft Water No —
S — 10,000 ft 1000 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·BOATS MAY BE TIED TO SPB FLOAT/RAMP.
  • ·WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV BE ALERT: DURING LOW TIDE, SHALLOW MILKY GLACIAL WATER COVERS OBSTRUCTIONS EAST OF FLOAT.
  • ·CAUTION ADVISED WITH TIDES BELOW 0 FT.
  • ·MAY CAUSE INSUFFICIENT WATER DEPTHS AND PREVENT USE OF THIS FACILITY.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Hyder Seaplane Base is a state owned, public use seaplane base located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Hyder, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. It shares its airspace with the nearby Stewart Aerodrome and Stewart Water Aerodrome and its water runway in the Portland Canal exists on the Canada–United States border.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · WHD

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 575 ops in 1996

2024 total

210

10-yr total

1,995

2024 mix

AC/AT 100% · GA 0% · Mil 0%

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1987-06-29 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Clark Frederick Miller Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Travis Paul Holland Bellingham WA 510 nm
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 537 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 557 nm
Jelica Matic Everett WA 557 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 567 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 567 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 572 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 572 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 572 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Paul Andrew Bach Hyder AK 5 nm
Cynthia Jane Hoggard Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Michael Francis O'Brien Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Deron E Hehr Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Eric Daniel Eichner Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Russell Greer Thompson Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Clark Frederick Miller Jr Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Heather Jean Bradshaw Deal Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Maxwell Alfred Dubbe Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Nathan Lee Wagner Ketchikan AK 65 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Clark Raymond Hassell Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Glen Michael Mood Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Clifford Iokepa Wong Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Vance Justin Robertus Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Edward Lee Stone Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Eric Alan Dippold Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Laith Allen Barnhill Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Aaron James Vigilante Ketchikan AK 65 nm
David Paul Doyon Ketchikan AK 65 nm
Daniel William Eichner Ketchikan AK 65 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 511 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 547 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 558 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 588 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 590 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 601 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 626 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 663 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 677 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 682 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.