Airports / Alaska / PIZ
Point Lay LRRS Airport
PPIZ / PIZPoint Lay, AlaskaELEV 22 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
82 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wainwright Airport (AIN).
Overview
Point Lay LRRS Airport (PPIZ / PIZ) sits in Point Lay, Alaska, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 22 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
PIZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Wainwright Airport (AIN, 82 nm), Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR, 84 nm), and Point Hope Airport (PHO, 116 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PIZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PIZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“Super nice people, baggage claim was easy enough, and the shuttle to our hotel was right outside the terminal.”
Matt Interwebs5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Super nice people, baggage claim was easy enough, and the shuttle to our hotel was right outside the terminal.”
Matt Interwebs5★ on Google
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Field capability
ICAO
PPIZ
IATA
PIZ
FAA / Local
PIZ
Elevation
22 ft
Coordinates
69.7329° N · 163.0050° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 22 ft, PIZ sits lower than 82% 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.
- 82nmAINWainwright AirportWainwright
- 84nmLURCape Lisburne LRRS AirportCape Lisburne
- 116nmPHOPoint Hope AirportPoint Hope
- 122nmATKAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial AirportAtqasuk
- 125nmKVLKivalina AirportKivalina
- 130nmWTKNoatak AirportNoatak
Location
Open the full mapPPIZ · Point Lay LRRS Airport · Point Lay, AK
From the ramp
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