Chandalar Lake Airport

Chandalar Lake Airport
IATA: WCR – ICAO: PALR – FAA LID: WCR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves		Chandalar Lake, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		1,920 ft / 585 m
Coordinates		67°30′16″N 148°28′59″W / 67.50444°N 148.48306°W / 67.50444; -148.48306Coordinates: 67°30′16″N 148°28′59″W / 67.50444°N 148.48306°W / 67.50444; -148.48306
Map
WCR Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
4/22	3,000	914	Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			300
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Chandalar Lake Airport (IATA: WCR, ICAO: PALR, FAA LID: WCR) is a state-owned public-use airport located at Chandalar Lake in Alaska.^[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Chandalar Lake Airport covers an area of 211 acres (85 ha) at an elevation of 1,920 feet (585 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 300 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month: 67% general aviation and 33% air taxi.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} FAA Airport Master Record for WCR (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)". 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf. 

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
• Topographic map from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PALR
  • ASN accident history for WCR
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PALR
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PALR
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for WCR