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False Island Seaplane Base (FAK)
False Island Seaplane Base (FAK) is a small public-use seaplane base on False Island in Southeast Alaska's Sitka City and Borough. It serves as a water-access gateway to Sitka, nearby fishing lodges and remote coastal destinations, with onward travel by boat or floatplane.
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About False Island Seaplane Base
False Island Seaplane Base is a small, publicly owned water-based landing area serving False Island in Southeast Alaska's Sitka City and Borough. Activated in 1967 and owned by the U.S. Forest Service, it provides floatplane access to a remote part of the Inside Passage rather than conventional scheduled airline service.
The base has no passenger terminal or road connection. It consists of a single water runway about 4,000 feet long and basic shore access, and it is used mainly by private aircraft and charters serving fishing, wilderness and lodge traffic.
Located roughly 34 miles (55 km) from Sitka by water, the base is reached by floatplane or boat, and onward travel to Sitka and surrounding coastal communities is normally by chartered floatplane, private boat or water taxi.
Because the site is unattended and offers no fuel, shops or passenger facilities, visitors should arrange transport, supplies and weather planning in advance.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
False Island Seaplane Base has no conventional passenger terminal. It operates as a water-based facility with a single water runway and simple dock or shore access for floatplanes, used mainly for private and charter flights rather than scheduled airline operations.
Ground Transportation Services to and from False Island Seaplane Base
Transfers
Book private floatplane or boat transfers from False Island Seaplane Base to Sitka, fishing lodges and remote destinations across Southeast Alaska.
Hourly Chauffeur
Road-based chauffeur service is not available at this water-access base; private floatplane and boat charters offer a flexible alternative for hourly travel around Sitka and nearby coastal areas.
Car Rental
Car rental is not offered at the seaplane base itself; visitors can arrange rental cars in Sitka after continuing by boat or floatplane.
Bus & Group Transfers
Arrange private group boats or chartered floatplanes for parties traveling between False Island Seaplane Base, Sitka and other coastal locations.
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