Westsound Seaplane Base
Westsound Seaplane Base is a seaplane base located adjacent to West Sound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Westsound Marina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “FAA LID: WA83”, “Westsound SPB”, “Westsound/Wsx Seaplane Base”, “Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base”, and “WSX”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Victim Island and Skull Island.
Victim Island
Islet
Victim Island is an island in San Juan County the U.S. state of Washington. The island lies just east of the Canadian maritime border between the City of Bellingham and Vancouver Island It is home to the Victim Island State Park.
Skull Island
Islet
Skull Island is the name of two small islands in the San Juan Archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The northernmost Skull Island is located off the coast of Orcas Island in Massacre Bay, the most northern extension of the island's West Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orcas Village and Shaw Island.
Orcas Village
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orcas Village is on the southern tip of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. The village is built around the island's only Washington State Ferries dock, making it the primary entrance to the largest of the San Juan Islands, as well as a pleasant place to wait for the outgoing ferry.
Shaw Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shaw Island is the smallest of the four San Juan Islands served by the Washington State Ferries, at just under 8 sq mi. It has a year-round population about 200 people, though summertime weekends swell with other residents and the occasional tourist.
Eastsound
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eastsound is the commercial hub and largest population center on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Artists, craftspeople and chefs from across the island operate shops along its short waterfront and lively main street, while those seeking the quiet island life come here to outfit their stay.
Westsound Seaplane Base
- Categories: seaplane base and transportation
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.62884° or 48° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
-122.95696° or 122° 57′ 25″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)IATA airport code
WSXOpen location code
84WVJ2HV+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1042092643OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
7910159Wikidata ID
Q7989726
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Westsound Seaplane Base” goes by many names.
- French: “aérodrome de Westsound/Wsx”
- French: “Aérodrome de Westsound/Wsx”
- French: “WA83”
- Indonesian: “WSX”
- Persian: “پایگاه هواپیمای دریایی وستساوند/دبلیو اس ایکس”
- Urdu: “ویسٹساؤنڈ/ڈبلو ایس ایکس سی پلین بیس”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Government Island and West Sound Marina.
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