Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
KTB · Thorne Bay, Alaska · Prince of Wales County · map
Thorne Bay Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the City of Thorne Bay in Thorne Bay, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has 3 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 900 takeoffs and landings a year. About 212 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Thorne Bay Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is KTB.
Where is Thorne Bay Seaplane Base?
It is in Thorne Bay, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Thorne Bay Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Thorne Bay Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Ketchikan, Clark Bay, Craig, Kasaan, Meyers Chuck. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Thorne Bay 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Thorne Bay Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA KTB
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Thorne Bay
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 26E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1970
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 5,000 × 2,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ketchikan International (34 nm southeast), Wrangell Airport (48 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Peninsula Point Pullout Seaplane Base (33 nm southeast), Ketchikan International (34 nm southeast), Wrangell Seaplane Base (47 nm north), Wrangell Airport (48 nm north).
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
- Operg area in Thorne Bay.
- Be alert sea otters also use spb RAMP/TIE-DOWN area.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 358 departures from KTB in those twelve months, carrying 159 passengers in 2,672 seats (6% filled), to 13 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorne Bay → Ketchikan KTB–WFB | 286 | 129 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Thorne Bay → Clark Bay KTB–HYL | 21 | 5 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Thorne Bay → Craig KTB–CGA | 15 | 16 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Thorne Bay → Kasaan KTB–KXA | 8 | 0 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Thorne Bay → Meyers Chuck KTB–WMK | 7 | 1 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Thorne Bay → Metlakatla KTB–MTM | 5 | 0 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Thorne Bay → Edna Bay KTB–EDA | 4 | 0 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Thorne Bay → Coffman Cove KTB–KCC | 4 | 0 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
All 13 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 900, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 900 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Thorne Bay from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Thorne Bay, Alaska: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Thorne Bay:
- Equinox Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Thorne Bay 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- Equinox Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ketchikan (WFB) 286 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Clark Bay (HYL) 21 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Craig (CGA) 15 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Kasaan (KXA) 8 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Meyers Chuck (WMK) 7 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Metlakatla (MTM) 5 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Edna Bay (EDA) 4 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Coffman Cove (KCC) 4 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 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/KTB.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.