Trident Basin Seaplane Base

Trident Basin Seaplane Base is a city-owned, public-use seaplane base located in the City of Kodiak, in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of United States. This seaplane base is located 4 NM northeast of the Kodiak Airport.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Trident Basin SPB had 11,218 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 338% from the 2,561 enplanements in 2007. Trident Basin SPB is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities and aircraft
Trident Basin Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated 2/20 which measures 4,400 by 200 feet (1,341 x 61 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 5,000 air taxi aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day. There are 11 single-engine aircraft based here.

Remarks:
 * Reef exposed on low tides at both ends of runway. Some boat traffic; floating debris; docks; ramps; anchorage sheltered; bridge from near island to city area.
 * Fuel available with credit card.
 * During hours that Kodiak ATCT operational pilots arriving/departing Trident Basin shall contact ATCT for traffic advisories and/or special VFR clearance as necessary; when ATCT closed pilots will self-announce over CTAF.
 * Kodiak weather camera available on internet at https://web.archive.org/web/20090831040305/http://akweathercams.faa.gov/