Chandalar Lake Airport

Summary

Chandalar Lake Airport (IATA: WCR, ICAO: PALR, FAA LID: WCR) is a state-owned public-use airport located at Chandalar Lake in Alaska.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2]

Chandalar Lake Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesChandalar, Alaska
Elevation AMSL1,920 ft / 585 m
Coordinates67°30′16″N 148°28′59″W / 67.50444°N 148.48306°W / 67.50444; -148.48306
Map
WCR is located in Alaska
WCR
WCR
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 3,000 914 Gravel/dirt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations300
Based aircraft0

Facilities and aircraft edit

Chandalar Lake Airport covers an area of 211 acres (85 ha) at an elevation of 1,920 feet (585 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 300 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month: 67% general aviation and 33% air taxi.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for WCR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27.

External links edit

  • FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
  • Topographic map from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for WCR
    • AirNav airport information for PALR
    • ASN accident history for WCR
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PALR
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for WCR