# Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB / 5KE)

**Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base** (IATA: WFB, FAA: 5KE) is a seaplane base in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. It has one runway, 3,893 ft (1,187 m) long, water. In 2025 it handled 11 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ke

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WFB / —
- FAA: 5KE
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 55.3499, -131.6770
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,893 ft / 1,187 m
- Passengers: 11,337 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Sitka
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchikan_Harbor_Seaplane_Base (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4219856
- Weather station: PAKT · WMO 70395
- Ident: 5KE

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E/W | 3,893 ft / 1,187 m | 1,000 ft / 305 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 76,400 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 88,309 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 84,601 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 59,443 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 24,174 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,572 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 3,253 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 12,681 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 10,930 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 11,407 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 11,337 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (10)

- [MTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamm.md) Metlakatla Seaplane Base · United States · 16 mi / 25 km · Taquan Air
- [HYL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hyl.md) Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane Base · United States · 39 mi / 63 km · Taquan Air
- [KTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktb.md) Thorne Bay Seaplane Base · United States · 40 mi / 65 km · Taquan Air
- [HYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahy.md) Hydaburg Seaplane Base · United States · 47 mi / 75 km · Taquan Air
- [CGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cga.md) Craig Seaplane Base · United States · 58 mi / 94 km · Taquan Air
- [KCC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcc.md) Coffman Cove Seaplane Base · United States · 64 mi / 103 km · Taquan Air
- [WHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4z7.md) Hyder Seaplane Base · United States · 75 mi / 121 km · Taquan Air
- [WWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/96z.md) Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility · United States · 77 mi / 124 km · Taquan Air
- [PPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/19p.md) Port Protection Seaplane Base · United States · 101 mi / 163 km · Taquan Air
- [KPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpb.md) Point Baker Seaplane Base · United States · 103 mi / 165 km · Taquan Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from WFB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- K3 [Taquan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taquan-air) · 10

## Nearby airports

- [KTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakt.md) Ketchikan International Airport · 1.5 mi / 2.4 km
- [ANN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pant.md) Annette Island Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [KLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakw.md) Klawock Airport · 57 mi / 92 km
- [ZST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czst.md) Stewart Airport · 77 mi / 125 km
- [WRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawg.md) Wrangell Airport · 83 mi / 133 km
- [YPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cypr.md) Prince Rupert Airport · 88 mi / 142 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #54

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ketchikan_Harbor_Seaplane_Base&oldid=1366692685), revision of 29 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ke/data