Kenmore Air Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
47-37-44.3530N (47.628987)
Longitude: 
122-20-19.4560W (-122.338738)
Elevation: 
14.0 feet MSL (4 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
15.2 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
01 N.M. N of Seattle, Washington
Found On: 
Seattle Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
SARAH FELLER
950 WESTLAKE AVENUE N
SEATTLE, WA 98109
425-486-1257
GREEN HORNET ENTERPRISES LLC, ET AL
P O BOX 82064
KENMORE, WA 98028
425-486-1257

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
09/1947
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/DAWN-DUSK
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZSE (Seattle)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZSE (Seattle)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1014 feet (309 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
SEA
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
Yes
Military Landing Rights: 
No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2022)

Total Operations:  43500
Air Taxi:  35500 81.6%
GA Local:  5500 12.6%
GA Itinerant:  2500 5.7%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 206

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Kenmore Air Harbor, Inc.
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    Unicom 122.7 486-1257 100LL, Jet A
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Seattle(SEA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near LKE

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    6.1 Boeing Field/King County International Airport
    (BFI KBFI BFI)
    165 150 100LL, Jet A
    9.6 Renton Municipal Airport
    (RNT KRNT RNT)
    148 133 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    10.8 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
    (SEA KSEA SEA)
    174 159 Jet A, Jet A-1
    16.9 Seattle Paine Field International Airport
    (PAE KPAE PAE)
    7 352 100LL, Jet A
    18.6 Auburn Municipal Airport
    (S50)
    165 150 100LL, Jet A
    19.1 Harvey Field Airport
    (S43)
    29 14 100LL, Jet A
    19.2 Bremerton Ntl Airport
    (PWT KPWT PWT)
    244 229 100LL, Jet A
    19.9 Norman Grier Field Airport
    (S36)
    151 136 100LL
    20.1 First Air Field Airport
    (W16)
    43 28 100ll
    23.7 Tacoma Narrows Airport
    (TIW KTIW TIW)
    204 189 100LL, Jet A
    31.6 Pierce County - Thun Field Airport
    (KPLU PLU)
    176 161 100LL
    31.8 Jefferson County International Airport
    (TWD 0S9)
    323 308 100LL
    32.7 Arlington Municipal Airport
    (KAWO AWO)
    12 357 100LL, Jet A
    39.7 Delaurentis Airport
    (ODW KOKH OKH)
    340 325 100LL
    40.5 Sanderson Field Airport
    (SHN KSHN SHN)
    234 219 100LL, Jet A
    44.3 Sequim Valley Airport
    (SQV W28)
    309 294 100LL
    45.7 Olympia Regional Airport
    (OLM KOLM OLM)
    210 195 100LL, Jet A
    50.6 Skagit Regional Airport
    (MVW KBVS BVS)
    356 341 100LL, Jet A
    53.8 Anacortes Airport
    (OTS 74S)
    346 331 100, Jet A
    55.2 William R Fairchild International Airport
    (CLM KCLM CLM)
    302 287 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A11 OWNERS: GREEN HORNET ENTERPRISES LLC AND MUNRO BANKS HOLDCO INC.
    A110-1 APCH SURFACE DATA NOT CHECKED.
    A110-10 FUEL AVBL EMERG ONLY.
    A110-11 KENMORE AIR LAKE UNION DOCK FREQ 130.30.
    A110-12 FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4722.
    A110-13 FIVE TEMPO BUOYS HAVE BEEN PLACED ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CNTRLN OF LAKE UNION, EACH SEPARATED BY APPROXIMATELY 750FT, AND MARK THE APRX LOCATION OF THE PREFERRED SEAPLANE OPR AREA. THE BUOYS HAVE A YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT THAT CAN BE ACTVT BY FIVE CLICKS ON 122.9, TO ALERT BOATERS OF AN IMPENDING SEAPLANE TKOF OR LANDING. RUN TIME ON THE LIGHTS IS 60 SECONDS. THE BUOY/LIGHT SYSTEM IS ADVISORY ONLY, AND BOATERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE AREA. THE BUOYS WILL BE REMOVED WITHIN FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING LABOR DAY, OR EARLIER.
    A110-2 INCRD BOATING OPNS ON LAKE MAY 15 THRU SEP 15.
    A110-3 SPECIAL NOISE ABATEMENT RULES IN EFFECT CONTACT OPERATOR FOR PATTERN INFORMATION.
    A110-4 KITE FLYING IN PUBLIC PARK AT N END OF ARPT AND UAVS OPERATING AT THE N AND S ENDS.
    A110-5 NIGHT LANDINGS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO UNLIGHTED SMALL WATERCRAFT.
    A110-6 DO NOT TAXI CLOSER THAN 200 FT FM SHORELINE EXCP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO KENMORE AIR HARBOR.
    A110-7 ALL TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS IN CENTER OF LAKE.
    A110-8 WHEN CONSISTENT WITH SAFETY, AVOID 'ON THE STEP' OPERATIONS SOUTH AND WEST OF RED BUOY.
    A110-9 CALL 425-486-1257 X2010 FOR APVL AT LEAST 3 HRS PRIOR TO ARR. DOCKING FEE.
    A16 EXTN 2240.
    A24 $150 TRANSIT DOCKING FEE.
    A76 AIRPORT HAS SCHEDULED AIRLINE SERVICE
    E111 ESTABD PRIOR 15 MAY 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 16W/34W
    Longest Runway: 16W/34W is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    LKE Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 16W/34W  5000 ft x 500 ft (1524 m x 152 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 16W

    Runway 34W

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

    LKE Sectional

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    LKE Diagram


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