Airports / Alaska / WYB
Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base
WYBYes Bay, Alaska
Google rating
Google reviews
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#2 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 13 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base (WYB) is a seaplane base serving Yes Bay, Alaska. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
WYB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB, 28 nm), Kasaan Seaplane Base (KXA, 30 nm), and Ketchikan International Airport (KTN, 34 nm).
Quotes for flights out of WYB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as AK78. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from WYB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“A family of 8 hungry boys, we caught 500 lbs of cleaned Salmon, Halibut, Rock Fish, and Ling Cod.”
q shift5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Everyone we met that worked there was friendly and professional.”
Laura Tarter5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
78K
IATA
WYB
FAA / Local
78K
Elevation
—
Coordinates
55.9163° N · 131.8010° 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
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 28nmKTBThorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay
- 30nmKXAKasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan
- 34nmKTNKetchikan International AirportKetchikan
- 34nmWFBKetchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan
- 35nmKCCCoffman Cove Seaplane BaseCoffman Cove
- 39nmHYLHollis Clark Bay Seaplane BaseHollis
Location
Open the full map78K · Yes Bay Lodge Seaplane Base · Yes Bay, AK
From the ramp
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