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Karluk Lake Seaplane Base
KKLKarluk Lake, AlaskaELEV 368 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Karluk Lake, Alaska, Karluk Lake Seaplane Base (KKL) operates as a seaplane base. The airport sits 368 feet above sea level. 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 KKL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS, 9 nm), Larsen Bay Airport (KLN, 10 nm), and Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY, 14 nm).
Charter pricing from KKL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Karluk Lake.
Field capability
ICAO
KKL
IATA
KKL
FAA / Local
KKL
Elevation
368 ft
Coordinates
57.3670° N · 154.0280° 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
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 368 ft, KKL sits higher than 74% 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.
- 9nmAOSAmook Bay Seaplane BaseAmook Bay
- 10nmKLNLarsen Bay AirportLarsen Bay
- 14nmKOYOlga Bay Seaplane BaseOlga Bay
- 14nmKZBZachar Bay Seaplane BaseZachar Bay
- 18nmKYKKarluk AirportKarluk
- 21nmKMYMoser Bay Seaplane BaseMoser Bay
Location
Open the full mapKKL · Karluk Lake Seaplane Base · Karluk Lake, AK