Airports / Washington / LKE
Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base
LKESeattle, WashingtonELEV 14 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#22 / 50
Washington airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 382 Google ratings — ranked against 50 rated WA fields.
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base, listed as LKE, is a seaplane base in Seattle, Washington. The airport sits 14 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LKE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI, 6 nm), Kenmore Air Harbor LLC Seaplane Base (KEH, 8 nm), and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA, 11 nm).
Charter pricing from LKE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under WA57 and Lake Union. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Seattle.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“The flight itself was smooth, and the pilots were professional and clearly experienced.”
Kimberly Harle5★ on Google
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“The flight itself was smooth, and the pilots were professional and clearly experienced.”
Kimberly Harle5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
W55
IATA
LKE
FAA / Local
W55
Elevation
14 ft
Coordinates
47.6290° N · 122.3390° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Seaplane
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs WA fields
state range 10–2,556 ft
At 14 ft, LKE sits lower than 94% of the 51 Washington fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmBFIKing County International Airport - Boeing FieldSeattle
- 8nmKEHKenmore Air Harbor LLC Seaplane BaseKenmore
- 11nmSEASeattle–Tacoma International AirportSeattle
- 17nmPAESeattle Paine Field International AirportEverett
- 19nmPWTBremerton National AirportBremerton
- 24nmTIWTacoma Narrows AirportTacoma
Location
Open the full mapW55 · Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base · Seattle, WA
From the ramp
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