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KTB Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
Thorne Bay, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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
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
KLAWOCK045/19.7524EAKW .- -.- .--
CLAM COVE285/35.239621ECMJ -.-. -- .---

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: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

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: TERRY WILBUR HBRMASTER
CITY OF THORNE BAY BOX 19110
THORNE BAY, AK 99919
Phone 907-828-3380

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 29/week *
49% air taxi
42% commercial
5% transient general aviation
3% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

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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From to KTB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0716:07
Sunrise07:5116:51
Sunset15:2500:25
Evening civil twilight16:0901:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2009 06:02:42
Local (UTC-9)  28-Nov-2009 21:02:42
 
METAR
PAKW 
19nm W 
290453Z AUTO VRB06G14KT 10SM -RA FEW033 BKN050 OVC070 05/02 A2968 RMK AO2 RAE0359B46 SLP050 P0000 T00500017 TSNO
PAHY 
31nm S 
290536Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM SCT039 BKN048 OVC070 07/02 A2976 RMK AO1 PNO
PAKT 
35nm SE 
290550Z 13007KT 10SM SCT029 SCT041 04/02 A2980 RMK AO2 RAE49 P0004
TAF
PAKT 
35nm SE 
290532Z 2906/3006 14007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC035 WS020/19035KT TEMPO 2906/2909 4SM RA BR OVC030 FM291300 15009KT 6SM -SHRA SCT007 BKN015 OVC030 WS020/21030KT FM292300 14010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC030

 
 

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