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KTB Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
Thorne Bay, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99901

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1970
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481]
Alternate FSS: JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
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
CLAM COVE285/35.439621ECMJ -.-. -- .---

Seaplane Base Services

Parking: tiedowns
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: leftleft
Markings: nonenone

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF THORNE BAY
PO BOX 19110, PO BOX 112506
THORNE BAY, AK 99919-0110
Phone (907) 828-3380
Manager: SIMON DOYLE, HARBOR MASTER
PO BOX 19110, PO BOX 19110
THORNE BAY, AK 99919-0110
Phone 907-204-0815

Additional Remarks

- OPERG AREA IN THORNE BAY.
- BE ALERT SEA OTTERS ALSO USE SPB RAMP/TIE-DOWN 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1915:19
Sunrise06:5615:56
Sunset17:1102:11
Evening civil twilight17:4802:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Feb-2026 05:33:57
Local (UTC-9)  23-Feb-2026 20:33:57
 
METAR
PAKW 
19nm W 		240453Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC014 02/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00221022 TSNO
PAHY 
31nm S 		240456Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM -RA OVC017 02/01 A3008 RMK AO2 UPB24E34RAB34 SLP181 P0000 T00170006 FZRANO $
PAKT 
35nm SE 		240453Z 15003KT 6SM BR BKN011 OVC024 00/00 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00000000 PNO $
TAF
PAKW 
19nm W 		240341Z 2404/2424 VRB03KT P6SM BKN030 OVC060 TEMPO 2404/2408 OVC015 FM241500 17003KT 6SM -DZSN BKN020 OVC035 FM242000 19007KT 3SM -RASN BKN025 OVC040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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