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Bell Island Hot Springs Seaplane Base
KBEBell Island, Alaska
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bell Island Hot Springs Seaplane Base (KBE) is a seaplane base serving Bell Island, Alaska. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KBE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ketchikan International Airport (KTN, 35 nm), Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB, 35 nm), and Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB, 36 nm).
Charter pricing from KBE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bell Island.
Field capability
ICAO
KBE
IATA
KBE
FAA / Local
KBE
Elevation
—
Coordinates
55.9291° N · 131.5720° 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.
- 35nmKTNKetchikan International AirportKetchikan
- 35nmWFBKetchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan
- 36nmKTBThorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay
- 37nmKXAKasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan
- 43nmWRGWrangell AirportWrangell
- 43nmKCCCoffman Cove Seaplane BaseCoffman Cove
Location
Open the full mapKBE · Bell Island Hot Springs Seaplane Base · Bell Island, AK
