Airports / Alaska / ELW
Google rating
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Nearest alternate
Field standing
1 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tatitlek Airport (TEK) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Ellamar, Alaska, Ellamar Seaplane Base (ELW) operates as a seaplane base. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ELW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tatitlek Airport (TEK, 1 nm), Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ, 20 nm), and Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV, 43 nm).
Charter pricing from ELW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ellamar.
Field capability
ICAO
1Z9
IATA
ELW
FAA / Local
1Z9
Elevation
—
Coordinates
60.8938° N · 146.7040° 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.
- 1nmTEKTatitlek AirportTatitlek
- 20nmVDZValdez Pioneer FieldValdez
- 43nmCDVMerle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportCordova
- 62nmNCNChenega Bay AirportChenega
- 81nmPAQWarren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPalmer
- 84nmGKNGulkana AirportGulkana
Location
Open the full map1Z9 · Ellamar Seaplane Base · Ellamar, AK
From the ramp
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