Airports / Alaska / WLR
Google rating
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Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ketchikan International Airport (KTN) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Loring, Alaska, Loring Seaplane Base (WLR) operates as a seaplane base. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list WLR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ketchikan International Airport (KTN, 15 nm), Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB, 15 nm), and Kasaan Seaplane Base (KXA, 26 nm).
Trip costs from WLR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Naha Bay. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from WLR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
13Z
IATA
WLR
FAA / Local
13Z
Elevation
—
Coordinates
55.6013° N · 131.6370° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Seaplane
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmKTNKetchikan International AirportKetchikan
- 15nmWFBKetchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan
- 26nmKXAKasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan
- 28nmMTMMetlakatla Seaplane BaseMetlakatla
- 31nmKTBThorne Bay Seaplane BaseThorne Bay
- 34nmANNAnnette Island AirportMetlakatla
Location
Open the full map13Z · Loring Seaplane Base · Loring, AK
From the ramp
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