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Port Walter Seaplane Base (PWR)
Port Walter Seaplane Base is a small public seaplane base serving Port Walter and the surrounding Baranof Island area of Southeast Alaska. It provides floatplane and boat access to nearby Sitka and other remote coastal communities.
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About Port Walter Seaplane Base
Port Walter Seaplane Base is a small public seaplane base serving Port Walter, Alaska, on Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska. Activated in April 1962, it is owned by the U.S. Department of Commerce and managed by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, supporting access to the remote Port Walter area.
The facility has a single water runway measuring about 3,000 by 400 feet and operates as an unattended landing area without a terminal building, control tower or fuel service. It is used mainly by floatplanes and serves private, charter and government traffic rather than scheduled commercial airline flights.
Port Walter lies in the Sitka City and Borough and has no road connection; access is by floatplane or boat. Sitka, the nearest town with scheduled air service and road access, is about 46 nautical miles to the northwest.
For travelers visiting the area, the seaplane base functions as a practical water access point to Port Walter and nearby coastal destinations, with minimal on-site facilities and onward travel handled by boat or floatplane.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
Port Walter Seaplane Base has no passenger terminal building. It operates as a simple water landing area with a single seaplane runway used for floatplane access to Port Walter and the surrounding area.
Ground Transportation Services to and from Port Walter Seaplane Base
Transfers
Private boat and floatplane transfers can be arranged between Port Walter Seaplane Base and Sitka or other nearby coastal destinations for onward connections.
Hourly Chauffeur
Road-based chauffeur service is not available at Port Walter, which has no road network; flexible point-to-point travel is typically arranged by boat or floatplane.
Car Rental
There is no car rental at the seaplane base, and Port Walter has no road connection; rental cars are available in Sitka for travelers continuing by road.
Bus & Group Transfers
Group travel to and from Port Walter is usually arranged by charter boat or floatplane, since there is no road or scheduled bus access to the seaplane base.
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