FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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 | | 285/35.2 | | 396 | | 21E | | 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: | 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 04:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunset | | 21:34 | | 05:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:32 | | 06:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 19:44:13 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 05-Jul-2009 11:44:13 |
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| METAR |
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PAKW
19nm W | 051853Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01610111 TSNO
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PAHY
31nm S | 051936Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A2995 RMK AO1
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PAKT
35nm SE | 051853Z 31015KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 HARBOR WIND 27012KT T01560122
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| TAF |
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PAKT
35nm SE | 051720Z 0518/0618 32008KT P6SM SCT012 BKN150 FM051900 32004KT P6SM SCT020 SCT200 FM060600 VRB03KT P6SM VCFG BKN006
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