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KTB Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
Thorne Bay, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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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From to KTB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:0711:07
Sunrise04:0812:08
Sunset21:3705:37
Evening civil twilight22:3806:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jun-2026 18:32:20
Local (UTC-8)  25-Jun-2026 10:32:20
 
METAR
PAKW 
19nm W 		251753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT012 BKN040 OVC050 14/11 A2971 RMK AO2 RAE31 SLP060 P0000 60001 T01440106 10150 20122 58010 TSNO $
PAHY 
31nm S 		251756Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM BKN007 OVC023 11/09 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE00 SLP062 P0000 60000 T01110094 10117 20106 58012 $
PAKT 
35nm SE 		251753Z VRB04KT 10SM -RA FEW010 FEW024 OVC040 12/12 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 HARBOR WIND 13005KT P0001 60010 T01220117 10122 20111 58006
TAF
PAKW 
19nm W 		251734Z 2518/2618 07003KT P6SM -RA SCT010 OVC050 TEMPO 2518/2522 6SM -RA BR BKN010 OVC035 FM260000 02004KT P6SM -RA OVC020 FM260600 VRB02KT 6SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 2606/2615
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