Airports / Alaska / CDL
Candle 2 Airport
CDLCandle, AlaskaELEV 15 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#27 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 3 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Buckland Airport (BKC) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Candle, Alaska, Candle 2 Airport (CDL) operates as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 15 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list CDL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Buckland Airport (BKC, 20 nm), Deering Airport (DRG, 23 nm), and Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV, 59 nm).
Trip costs from CDL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CDL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
AK75
IATA
CDL
FAA / Local
AK75
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
65.9077° N · 161.9260° 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
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 15 ft, CDL sits lower than 91% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmBKCBuckland AirportBuckland
- 23nmDRGDeering AirportDeering
- 59nmORVRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik
- 61nmOTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue
- 61nmKKAKoyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk
- 63nmWLKSelawik AirportSelawik
Location
Open the full mapAK75 · Candle 2 Airport · Candle, AK