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KTB Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
Thorne Bay, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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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From to KTB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3515:35
Sunrise07:1616:16
Sunset15:5200:52
Evening civil twilight16:3301:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2025 09:40:37
Local (UTC-9)  10-Nov-2025 00:40:37
 
METAR
PAKW 
19nm W 		100753Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM OVC060 07/03 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB05E24 SLP084 P0000 T00720033 TSNO $
PAHY 
31nm S 		100856Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM SCT033 OVC047 06/04 A2983 RMK AO2 RAB07E40 SLP099 P0000 60000 T00610039 401220050 51023 $
PAKT 
35nm SE 		100853Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 60000 T00440033 401220033 51033 TSNO $
TAF
PAKW 
19nm W 		100544Z 1006/1106 21008KT P6SM BKN040 OVC060 PROB30 1008/1011 -RA SCT025 OVC040 FM101100 18005KT P6SM -RA FEW020 BKN030 OVC040 FM101700 17010G20KT 4SM -RA BKN025 OVC035 WS020/16030KT FM102100 17008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 WS020/17035KT FM110100 VRB06KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 WS020/21030KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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