Thorne Bay Seaplane Base | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Thorne Bay, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 55°41′17″N 132°32′12″W / 55.68806°N 132.53667°W | ||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Thorne Bay Seaplane Base ( IATA: KTB, FAA LID: KTB) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base serving Thorne Bay, [1] a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,640 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [2] 2,283 enplanements in 2009, and 2,608 in 2010. [3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year). [4]
Thorne Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 5,000 by 2,000 feet (1,524 x 610 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 1,519 aircraft operations, an average of 126 per month: 49.4% air taxi, 42.4% scheduled commercial and 8.2% general aviation. [1]
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Pacific Airways | Ketchikan [5] |
Promech Air | Ketchikan [6] |
Taquan Air | Ketchikan [7] |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Pacific | 3,040(59.76%)
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PM Air, LLC | 1,860(36.49%)
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Venture | 190(3.75%)
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Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | Ketchikan, AK | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | 2,000 |