Airports / Alaska / KBW
Field standing
1 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chignik Airport (KCG) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW) sits in Chignik, Alaska, where it functions as a seaplane base. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
KBW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Chignik Airport (KCG, 1 nm), Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ, 13 nm), and Perryville Airport (KPV, 35 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KBW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KBW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
Z78
IATA
KBW
FAA / Local
Z78
Elevation
—
Coordinates
56.2956° N · 158.4010° 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.
- 1nmKCGChignik AirportChignik
- 13nmKCQChignik Lake AirportChignik Lake
- 35nmKPVPerryville AirportPerryville
- 40nmPTHPort Heiden AirportPort Heiden
- 82nmPIPPilot Point AirportPilot Point
- 93nmSDPSand Point AirportSand Point
Location
Open the full mapZ78 · Chignik Bay Seaplane Base · Chignik, AK
From the ramp
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