FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | KTB |
| Lat/Long: | 55-41-16.6630N / 132-32-12.0330W
55-41.277717N / 132-32.200550W
55.6879619 / -132.5366758
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 26E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99901 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | KETCHIKAN |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481] |
| Alternate FSS: | JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-800-WX-BRIEF] |
| NOTAMs facility: | KTN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at AKW (19 nm W): | 135.45 (907-755-2641) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KLAWOCK | | 045/19.7 | | 5 | | 24E | | AKW | .- -.- .-- |
| CLAM COVE | | 279/35.2 | | 396 | | 27E | | CMJ | -.-. -- .--- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NW/SE
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 2000 ft. / 1524 x 610 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NW | | RUNWAY SE |
| Elevation: | 0.0 ft. | | 0.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF SE REGION
6860 GLACIER HIGHWAY
JUNEAU, AK 99801 7999
Phone 907-789-6221 |
| Manager: | BRIAN DIXON HBRMASTER
CITY OF THORNE BAY BOX 19110
THORNE BAY, AK 99919
Phone 907-828-3380 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/week * | | 51% | commercial | | 19% | air taxi | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 14% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2003 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OPERG AREA IN THORNE BAY; FLOATING LOGS IN OPERG AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KTB.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAKW - Klawock Airport (19 nm W)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (34 nm SE)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (48 nm N)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (68 nm N)
PAFE - Kake Airport (89 nm NW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 13:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 14:10 |
| Sunset | | 19:26 | | 03:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 04:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 03:03:46 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Sep-2008 19:03:46 |
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| METAR |
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PAKW
19nm W | 080253Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM -RA OVC023 14/12 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 P0008 60018 T01390117 58006 TSNO
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PAHY
31nm S | 080256Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM SCT014 OVC023 14/12 A3019 RMK AO1 54000
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PAKT
35nm SE | 080253Z 13009KT 9SM SCT006 BKN014 OVC020 14/13 A3019 RMK AO2 RAE49 SLP225 HARBOR WND 12005KT P0002 60005 T01390128 55007
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PAKT
35nm SE | 072328Z 080024 15005KT P6SM -RA SCT030 BKN070 BKN100 FM0200 12008KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC030 FM0500 14006KT 5SM RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM1000 VRB04KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC030 FM1400 33005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC050
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