Airports / Alaska / WCR
Chandalar Lake Airport
PALR / WCRChandalar Lake, AlaskaELEV 1,920 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Venetie Airport (VEE).
Overview
Chandalar Lake Airport, listed as PALR / WCR, is a general aviation field in Chandalar Lake, Alaska. The airport sits 1,920 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 WCR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Venetie Airport (VEE, 57 nm), Beaver Airport (WBQ, 73 nm), and Arctic Village Airport (ARC, 75 nm).
Charter pricing from WCR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Chandalar Lake.
Field capability
ICAO
PALR
IATA
WCR
FAA / Local
WCR
Elevation
1,920 ft
Coordinates
67.5045° N · 148.4830° 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 1,920 ft, WCR sits higher than 96% 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.
- 57nmVEEVenetie AirportVenetie
- 73nmWBQBeaver AirportBeaver
- 75nmARCArctic Village AirportArctic Village
- 79nmBTTBettles AirportBettles
- 83nmAKPAnaktuvuk Pass AirportAnaktuvuk Pass
- 90nmSVSStevens Village AirportStevens Village
Location
Open the full mapPALR · Chandalar Lake Airport · Chandalar Lake, AK
From the ramp
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