Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base
78K · Yes Bay, Alaska · Ketchikan Gateway County · map
Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base in Yes Bay, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 78K.
Where is Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base?
It is in Yes Bay, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 78K
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- SUMMER, every day, daylight hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 26E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 5,000 × 2,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ketchikan International (34 nm south), Wrangell Airport (39 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Peninsula Point Pullout Seaplane Base (32 nm south), Ketchikan International (34 nm south), Wrangell Seaplane Base (38 nm northwest), Wrangell Airport (39 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Summer operations; boats tied at float.
- Stream current afct tax.
- Ctn: logs and debris in water; reef and islands middle of inlet.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Yes Bay from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Yes Bay, AK as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Clark Frederick Miller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · ketchikan, AK (34 nm) · (208) 993-1132 · [email protected]
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/78K.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.