Kenmore Air Harbor

Kenmore Air Harbor
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreen Hornet Enterprises and Munro Banks Holdco
ServesKenmore, Washington
LocationLake Washington
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates47°45′17″N 122°15′33″W / 47.75472°N 122.25917°W / 47.75472; -122.25917
Websitewww.kenmoreairharbor.com
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KEH is located in Washington (state)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 10,000 3,048 Water
18/36 3,000 914 Water
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations43,000
Based aircraft25
Source: FAA,[1] WSDOT[2]

Kenmore Air Harbor[2] (IATA: KEH, FAA LID: S60) is a public-use seaplane base at the northern end of Lake Washington and 1 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of the central business district of Kenmore, Washington, U.S.[1][2] It primarily serves western Washington and parts of southwestern British Columbia. The base is primarily used by regional seaplane airline Kenmore Air.

Facilities and aircraft

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Kenmore Air Harbor covers an area of 5 acres (2.0 ha) at an elevation of 14 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has two seaplane landing areas: 16/34 is 10,000 by 1,000 feet (3,048 x 305 m) and 18/36 is 3,000 by 1,000 feet (914 x 305 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 43,000 aircraft operations, an average of 118 per day: 81% air taxi and 18% general aviation. At that time there were 26 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Kenmore Air Victoria-Inner Harbour
Seasonal: Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor, Lopez Island, Deer Harbor, Eastsound-Rosario, West Sound, Nanaimo–Harbour, Quadra Island–April Point Resort, Bliss Landing, Refuge Cove, Cortes Island–Cortes Bay/Government Dock, Cortes Island–Gorge Harbour, Desolation Sound–Prideaux Haven, Princess Louisa Inlet–Chatterbox Falls, Princess Louisa Inlet–Malibu Club, Stuart Island–Nanook Lodge, Sonora Island, Dent Island–Dent Island Lodge, Fisherman's Landing, Mink Island, Toba Inlet, Garden Bay–Pender Harbour/Fisherman's Resort

In the arts

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Kenmore Air Harbor is the base for the "San Juan Island Run" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X. The seaplane base was also the site of the final task for The Amazing Race 35.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for S60 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Kenmore Air Harbor, City: Kenmore (Lake Washington), ID: S60 at Washington State DOT Airport Directory
  3. ^ Andy Dehnart (December 14, 2023). "Amazing Race 35's winners won after a Seattle scramble—and an amazing season". reality blurred. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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