Airports / Alaska / PYL
Perry Island Seaplane Base
PYLPerry Island, Alaska
Google rating
Google reviews
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#25 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 4 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chenega Bay Airport (NCN) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Perry Island Seaplane Base (PYL) sits in Perry Island, 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 PYL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Chenega Bay Airport (NCN, 37 nm), Tatitlek Airport (TEK, 38 nm), and Seward Airport (SWD, 56 nm).
Trip costs from PYL 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 PYL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PYL
IATA
PYL
FAA / Local
PYL
Elevation
—
Coordinates
60.6853° N · 147.9190° 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.
- 37nmNCNChenega Bay AirportChenega
- 38nmTEKTatitlek AirportTatitlek
- 56nmSWDSeward AirportSeward
- 56nmVDZValdez Pioneer FieldValdez
- 64nmPABVBirchwood AirportBirchwood
- 64nmPAQWarren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPalmer
Location
Open the full mapPYL · Perry Island Seaplane Base · Perry Island, AK
From the ramp
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