Alton Bay Seaplane Base

Alton Bay Seaplane Base
Alton Bay Seaplane Base
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: B18;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of New Hampshire
Serves	Alton Bay, New Hampshire
Elevation AMSL	504 ft / 154 m
Coordinates	43°28′39″N 071°14′13″W / 43.47750°N 71.23694°W
Website	Official website
Map
Runways
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	600
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Alton Bay Seaplane Base (FAA LID: B18) is a state-owned, public-use seaplane base located in a cove of Lake Winnipesaukee. The base is two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Alton Bay, in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States.^[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Alton Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated 1/19 and measuring 2,600 x 100 feet (792 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending 31 December 2011, the airport had 600 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 50 per month.^[1]

During the winter months, the base may seasonally open an ice runway instead of the normal seaplane landing area. This is the only FAA approved ice runway in the contiguous United States.^[2] The earliest the ice runway has opened is January 10. It is required to close no later than March 15.^[3]