Steamboat Bay (WSB)

Seaplane base information: Steamboat Bay, AK, United States. Search for another airport below.

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Location and general information

Facility type: Seaplane base
ICAO code: POWS
FAA identifier: WSB
FAA site number: 50719.*C
City / state: Steamboat Bay, AK
County: Prince of Wales
Time zone: America/Sitka
Reference point: 55°31'46.70" N
133°38'30.11" W
Elevation: 0 ft (estimated)
Magnetic variation: 26° E (1985)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Private, Steamboat Bay Resort
Use: Open to the public
From downtown: 0 NM northeast
Sectional chart: Ketchikan
Activated: 04/1962

Services and facilities

Control tower: No
Attendance: Unattended
Airframe / engine repair: None / none
ARTCC: Anchorage (ZAN)
Flight service: Ketchikan (KTN)
LC225-9481
NOTAM facility: KTN
Wind indicator: No
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Customs: No
Airport manager: Brian Cunnigham
253-225-4256
Last FAA inspection: 04/16/2024

FAA remarks

High mtns all sides except entrance; one way opns-no south operations; subject to heavy swells and squirrely winds.
Large ocean swells common in Bay. Exposed to north wind.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Seaplane base facts

ICAO code: POWS
FAA identifier: WSB
Location: Steamboat Bay, AK, United States
Elevation: 0 ft
Time zone: America/Sitka
Coordinates: 55.52964, -133.6417

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
N / S	6,000 × 2,000 ft	Water

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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