Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,640 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 2,283 enplanements in 2009, and 2,608 in 2010. 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).
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.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
Pacific Airways | Ketchikan |
Promech Air | Ketchikan |
Taquan Air | Ketchikan |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
---|---|
Pacific | |
PM Air, LLC | |
Venture |
Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ketchikan, AK | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | 2,000 |
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for KTB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Flight Schedules: Effective July 1, 2012 through August 15, 2012". Pacific Airways. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Scheduled Flights: Effective July 1 ~ August 20, 2012". Promech Air. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Thorne Bay, AK: Thorne Bay Seaplane Base (KTB)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2011.
External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KTB
- AirNav airport information for KTB
- ASN accident history for KTB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KTB