Airports / Alaska / WFB
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base
WFBKetchikan, Alaska
Google rating
Google reviews
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#75 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 3 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
1 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base, listed as WFB, is a seaplane base in Ketchikan, Alaska. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
WFB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ketchikan International Airport (KTN, 1 nm), Metlakatla Seaplane Base (MTM, 14 nm), and Annette Island Airport (ANN, 19 nm).
Quotes for flights out of WFB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from WFB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
5KE
IATA
WFB
FAA / Local
5KE
Elevation
—
Coordinates
55.3499° N · 131.6770° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Seaplane
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 1nmKTNKetchikan International AirportKetchikan
- 14nmMTMMetlakatla Seaplane BaseMetlakatla
- 19nmANNAnnette Island AirportMetlakatla
- 27nmKXAKasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan
- 34nmHYLHollis Clark Bay Seaplane BaseHollis
- 35nmKTBThorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay
Location
Open the full map5KE · Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base · Ketchikan, AK
From the ramp
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