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KTB Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
Thorne Bay, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 06-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3013:30
Sunrise06:0914:09
Sunset19:3703:37
Evening civil twilight20:1504:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Apr-2026 06:47:32
Local (UTC-8)  06-Apr-2026 22:47:32
 
METAR
PAKW 
19nm W 		070553Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW033 BKN047 06/01 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP208 60000 T00610011 10089 20061 51023 TSNO
PAHY 
31nm S 		070556Z AUTO 27007KT FEW025 OVC034 05/02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00500017 10050 20044 53022 PWINO $
PAKT 
35nm SE 		070553Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM FEW021 OVC036 05/02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 60009 T00500022 10056 20044 53025 TSNO $
TAF
PAKW 
19nm W 		070528Z 0706/0806 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 TEMPO 0707/0711 BKN025 OVC035 FM071200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 FM071800 23010KT P6SM BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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