Airports / Washington / FBS
Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
FBSFriday Harbor, Washington
Google rating
Google reviews
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#4 / 50
Washington airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 10 Google ratings — ranked against 50 rated WA fields.
1 nm
To the nearest alternate
Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Friday Harbor Seaplane Base, listed as FBS, is a seaplane base in Friday Harbor, Washington. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
FBS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Friday Harbor Airport (FRD, 1 nm), Lopez Island Airport (LPS, 4 nm), and Deer Harbor SPB (DHB, 5 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FBS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FBS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
W33
IATA
FBS
FAA / Local
W33
Elevation
—
Coordinates
48.5373° N · 123.0100° 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.
- 1nmFRDFriday Harbor AirportFriday Harbor
- 4nmLPSLopez Island AirportLopez
- 5nmDHBDeer Harbor SPBDeer Harbor
- 5nmWSXWestsound/WSX Seaplane BaseWest Sound
- 7nmRCERoche Harbor AirportRoche Harbor
- 8nmCWSCenter Island AirportCenter Island
Location
Open the full mapW33 · Friday Harbor Seaplane Base · Friday Harbor, WA
From the ramp
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