Thorne Bay Seaplane Base

Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: KTB, FAA LID: KTB) is a state-owned public-use seaplane base serving Thorne Bay,^[1] a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
IATA: KTB ICAO: none FAA LID: KTB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves	Thorne Bay, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	55°41′17″N 132°32′12″W
Map
KTB Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m NW/SE 5,000 1,524 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 1,519
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,640 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[2] 2,283 enplanements in 2009, and 2,608 in 2010.^[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Thorne Bay Seaplane Base has one seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 5,000 by 2,000 feet (1,524 x 610 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 1,519 aircraft operations, an average of 126 per month: 49.4% air taxi, 42.4% scheduled commercial and 8.2% general aviation.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

Airlines	Destinations
Pacific Airways	Ketchikan[5]
Promech Air	Ketchikan[6]
Taquan Air	Ketchikan[7]

Carrier shares for January 2011 – December 2011^[8]

Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Pacific	3,040(59.76%)
PM Air, LLC	1,860(36.49%)
Venture	190(3.75%)

Top domestic destinations (January 2011 – December 2011)^[8]

Rank	City	Airport	Passengers
1	Ketchikan, AK	Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB)	2,000

See also

• List of airports in Alaska