| Thorne Bay Seaplane Base | |
| Iata: | KTB |
| Faa: | KTB |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
| City-Served: | Thorne Bay, Alaska |
| Elevation-F: | 0 |
| Coordinates: | 55.6881°N -132.5367°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
| Pushpin Label: | KTB |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| R1-Number: | NW/SE |
| R1-Length-F: | 5,000 |
| R1-Surface: | Water |
| Stat-Year: | 2006 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 1,519 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Thorne Bay Seaplane Base is a state-owned public-use seaplane base serving Thorne Bay, a community in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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]
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.
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service: