# Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR / PALR)

**Chandalar Lake Airport** (IATA: WCR, ICAO: PALR) is a small airport in Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1958. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/palr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WCR / PALR
- FAA: WCR
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1958
- Elevation: 1,920 ft / 585 m
- Coordinates: 67.5045, -148.4830
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandalar_Lake_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1836085
- Weather station: PALR
- Ident: PALR

## Timeline

- Aug 1958: Chandalar Lake Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 057° / 237° |  |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from WCR, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

### Year-round (1)

- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 186 mi / 300 km · 56 passengers · Astral Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from WCR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- 8V [Astral Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astral-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 1,920 ft / 585 m | =9,281 of 43,403 | =4,200 in North America | =3,180 in US |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =2,944 in North America | =2,872 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [WSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsm.md) Wiseman Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [PAAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5cd.md) Chandalar Shelf Airport · 49 mi / 78 km
- [CXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacx.md) Coldfoot Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [VEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pave.md) Venetie Airport · 66 mi / 106 km
- [GBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagb.md) Galbraith Lake Airport · 72 mi / 116 km
- [PPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papr.md) Prospect Creek Airport · 75 mi / 121 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/palr/data