T44 — Trident Basin Seaplane Base

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,400 ft.

Designator	Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting	Gradient
02	—	4,400 ft	200 ft	WATER-E	No	—
20	—	4,400 ft	200 ft	WATER-E	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 · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

BIRDS INVOF LNDG BASIN.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)

·PILOTS ARRIVING/DEPARTING TRIDENT BASIN MUST CTC KODIAK TWR FOR TFC ADVISORIES AND/OR SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE.
·WHEN TWR CLSD, PILOTS WILL SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF.
·BOATS OCCASIONALLY USE SPB WATERLANE.
·REEF EXPOSED AT BOTH ENDS OF RY DURING LOW TIDES.
·FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
·PRVDD CITY OF KODIAK AMEND CITY ORDANCE TO MAKE COMMUNICATIONS AT TRIDENT BASIN MANDATORY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Live · NTSB prelim · last 30 days

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NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Total events

38

since 1982

Fatal

6

15.8% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

Peak: 5,000 ops in 2008

2024 total

5,000

10-yr total

50,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 100% · GA 0% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

20.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.16

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=1

Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev Event →

2017-09-04 Cessna U206G · Weather · day None ANC17LA053 →

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	Authorized for
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill	Kasilof	AK	157 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASES)
Keith Ham	Kasilof	AK	157 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Bradford Holt	Moose Pass	AK	187 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASES)
Richard Wallace	Girdwood	AK	214 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Flight Instructor Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Brenton Kennedy	Anchorage	AK	225 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Bruce Cummings	Anchorage	AK	225 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Competency Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Carol Zerbe	Anchorage	AK	225 nm	Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner · Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL)
Daniel Jonathan Larocque	Anchorage	AK	225 nm	Flight Instructor Examiner · Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL)
Greg Emory Stoddard	Anchorage	AK	225 nm	Commercial/Instrument Examiner (AMEL) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (AMEL) · Flight Instructor Examiner
Hon Kagen Kinzie	Anchorage	AK	225 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (ASEL)

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	Ratings
William Cecil Deal Iii	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Helicopter · CFII · Helicopter Instrument
Paul Horn	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Glen Iley Eaton	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Jerry Carl Borshard	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Christopher Downing	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Erik Alexander Howard	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Josiah Gerrit Thalhofer	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
William Russell Jacobson	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Sean Colin Barry	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	MEI · Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Theodore Mccabe Keenan	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFI · Helicopter · CFII · Helicopter Instrument

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	Ratings
John Riley Morton	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P
Dean Thomas Andrew	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P
David John Hilty	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P
Wes Arnold Osowski	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P
Paul Horn	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P · CFI
Kyle Benjamin Eaton	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P
Taj Harrison Shoemaker	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P
Eric Scott Carlson	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P
Josiah Gerrit Thalhofer	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P · CFI
Thomas Stephen Routh	Kodiak	AK	1 nm	A · P

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop	Field	Distance	Specialty
Avionics Specialists of Alaska Anchorage, AK	LHD	217 nm	—
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc Anchorage, AK	MRI	220 nm	—
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group Palmer, AK	PAQ	250 nm	Our newest location opening! As our fourth base facility, PAAQ services greater Alaska at
Aircom Avionics, Inc. Fairbanks, AK	FAI	442 nm	—
San Juan Air Maintenance Friday Harbor, WA	FHR	1181 nm	—
Cannon Avionics, Inc. Arlington, WA	AWO	1222 nm	—
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics Everett, WA	PAE	1228 nm	—
Avionics Shop, Inc. Gig Harbor, WA	TIW	1244 nm	Our Mission in Avionics To provide for your avionics needs or requirements, from the 2-sea
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Auburn, WA	S50	1253 nm	—
Evergreen Airworks Puyallup, WA	PLU	1259 nm	About Us * Average of 16 years of General Aviation experience * We are Staffed with A&Ps w

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

T44 · Trident Basin Seaplane Base