Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV)

Port Protection Seaplane Base is a state-owned, public-use seaplane base serving Port Protection, a small remote community on the northwest coast of Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. It provides an essential floatplane link for residents and visitors in an area with no road access to the rest of the island or the mainland road system.

The base sits on the waterfront within Port Protection and is used primarily by small floatplanes operating under visual flight rules. Its single water landing area, oriented northwest to southeast and measuring about 4,000 by 1,000 feet, allows aircraft to arrive and depart directly on the sheltered waters of the harbor.

Because Port Protection has no roads, the seaplane base is a key connection point to nearby coastal communities such as Point Baker and to regional hubs. Port Protection lies roughly 145 air miles south of Juneau and about 98 air miles northwest of Ketchikan, with onward travel typically by floatplane, charter aircraft, or boat.

Facilities are minimal, with no conventional terminal building or fuel service at the base, so travelers should plan ahead and confirm arrangements with local operators. For visitors, the seaplane base offers a direct and practical arrival point into a quiet, roadless corner of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage.