Airports / Alaska / KWF
Waterfall Seaplane Base
KWFWaterfall, Alaska
Google rating
Google reviews
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#82 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 14 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Craig Seaplane Base (CGA) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF) is a seaplane base serving Waterfall, Alaska. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list KWF as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Craig Seaplane Base (CGA, 11 nm), Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG, 15 nm), and Klawock Airport (KLW, 18 nm).
Trip costs from KWF 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 KWF to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KWF
IATA
KWF
FAA / Local
KWF
Elevation
—
Coordinates
55.2963° N · 133.2430° 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.
- 11nmCGACraig Seaplane BaseCraig
- 15nmHYGHydaburg Seaplane BaseHydaburg
- 18nmKLWKlawock AirportKlawock
- 23nmHYLHollis Clark Bay Seaplane BaseHollis
- 32nmKXAKasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan
- 33nmNKINaukati Bay Seaplane BaseTuxekan Island
Location
Open the full mapKWF · Waterfall Seaplane Base · Waterfall, AK
From the ramp
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