Airports / Alaska / WSB
Steamboat Bay Seaplane Base
WSBSteamboat Bay, Alaska
Google rating
Google reviews
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#79 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 3 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Craig Seaplane Base (CGA) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Steamboat Bay Seaplane Base (WSB) is a seaplane base serving Steamboat Bay, 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 WSB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Craig Seaplane Base (CGA, 17 nm), Klawock Airport (KLW, 19 nm), and Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (NKI, 24 nm).
Charter pricing from WSB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Steamboat Bay.
Field capability
ICAO
WSB
IATA
WSB
FAA / Local
WSB
Elevation
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Coordinates
55.5327° N · 133.6382° 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.
- 17nmCGACraig Seaplane BaseCraig
- 19nmKLWKlawock AirportKlawock
- 24nmNKINaukati Bay Seaplane BaseTuxekan Island
- 25nmEDAEdna Bay Seaplane BaseEdna Bay
- 34nmHYGHydaburg Seaplane BaseHydaburg
- 34nmHYLHollis Clark Bay Seaplane BaseHollis
Location
Open the full mapWSB · Steamboat Bay Seaplane Base · Steamboat Bay, AK
From the ramp
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