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Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
KTBThorne Bay, Alaska
Google rating
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Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kasaan Seaplane Base (KXA) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Thorne Bay Seaplane Base, listed as KTB, is a seaplane base in Thorne Bay, Alaska. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KTB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kasaan Seaplane Base (KXA, 10 nm), Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base (HYL, 13 nm), and Klawock Airport (KLW, 19 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KTB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KTB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KTB
IATA
KTB
FAA / Local
KTB
Elevation
—
Coordinates
55.6828° N · 132.5329° 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.
- 10nmKXAKasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan
- 13nmHYLHollis Clark Bay Seaplane BaseHollis
- 19nmKLWKlawock AirportKlawock
- 22nmKCCCoffman Cove Seaplane BaseCoffman Cove
- 24nmCGACraig Seaplane BaseCraig
- 26nmNKINaukati Bay Seaplane BaseTuxekan Island
Location
Open the full mapKTB · Thorne Bay Seaplane Base · Thorne Bay, AK
From the ramp
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