Remote seaplane base serving southeastern Alaska's island community.
Location
Thorne Bay, United States
Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: KTB, ICAO: KTB) is a small public-use seaplane base located in Thorne Bay, a remote community on Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. It serves as a vital transportation link for residents who depend on floatplane services to connect with other communities in the region.
The facility supports floatplane operations on the waters near Thorne Bay, which was once home to one of the largest logging camps in the United States. Air access is essential in this area, where road connections to major population centers are limited and marine travel is the primary alternative to aviation.
Scheduled and charter floatplane services provide connections to Ketchikan and other southeastern Alaska destinations, making the seaplane base a critical part of the local transportation infrastructure.
Getting to & from
Ground transportation within Thorne Bay is limited to local roads on Prince of Wales Island, with no public transit system serving the seaplane base.
Airlines here
The seaplane base is served primarily by small regional and charter floatplane operators connecting Thorne Bay to Ketchikan and other southeastern Alaska communities.
Notable facts
- ›Located on Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska.
- ›Thorne Bay was historically the site of one of the largest logging camps in the United States.
- ›Floatplane service is one of the primary means of transportation connecting the community to the outside world.
- ›The seaplane base uses the same designator (KTB) for both its IATA and ICAO codes.
- ›The facility supports small general aviation and charter floatplane operations rather than commercial jet service.
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