Karluk Lake Seaplane Base
KKL · Karluk Lake, Alaska · Kodiak Island County · map
Karluk Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Usfws U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in Karluk Lake, Alaska, 368 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Karluk Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is KKL.
Where is Karluk Lake Seaplane Base?
It is in Karluk Lake, Alaska, 368 feet above sea level.
Does Karluk Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Karluk Lake Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Taku Harbor, Larsen Bay. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Karluk Lake Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA KKL
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Usfws U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Elevation
- 368 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 22E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 10,000 × 1,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- N-S prevailing winds; good beaching area in front of main building.
- Lake often very still and clear, deceptive idea of the actual surface.
- Rocks on beach landing area.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 10 departures from KKL in those twelve months, carrying 13 passengers in 58 seats (22% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karluk Lake → Taku Harbor KKL–A43 | 6 | 9 | Island Air Service |
| Karluk Lake → Larsen Bay KKL–KLN | 4 | 4 | Island Air Service |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Karluk Lake from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Karluk Lake, AK as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
- Taku Harbor (A43) 6 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Larsen Bay (KLN) 4 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/KKL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.