Airports / Alaska / PWR
Port Walter Seaplane Base
PWRPort Walter, Alaska
Google rating
Google reviews
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#15 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 5 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Port Walter Seaplane Base (PWR) sits in Port Walter, Alaska, where it functions as a seaplane base. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PWR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD, 8 nm), Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB, 34 nm), and Port Protection Seaplane Base (PPV, 35 nm).
Trip costs from PWR 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 PWR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PWR
IATA
PWR
FAA / Local
PWR
Elevation
—
Coordinates
56.3810° N · 134.6510° 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.
- 8nmPTDPort Alexander Seaplane BasePort Alexander
- 34nmKPBPoint Baker Seaplane BasePoint Baker
- 35nmPPVPort Protection Seaplane BasePort Protection
- 42nmEDAEdna Bay Seaplane BaseEdna Bay
- 42nmKAEKake Seaplane BaseKake
- 43nmPAFEKake AirportKake
Location
Open the full mapPWR · Port Walter Seaplane Base · Port Walter, AK