Wales Airport (Alaska)
Appearance
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT & PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Wales, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 65°37′21″N 168°05′42″W / 65.62250°N 168.09500°W | ||||||||||
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Wales Airport (IATA: WAA, ICAO: PAIW, FAA LID: IWK) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Wales,[1] a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Facilities
[edit]Wales airport has one runway designated 18/36 with a 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m) gravel surface.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]![]() | This section needs to be updated.(January 2022) |
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bering Air | Brevig Mission, Nome, Teller, Tin City[2] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for IWK PDF, effective 2008-04-10
- ^ https://www.beringair.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/OME-Published-Flight-Schedule-eff.-5.2.21.pdf Bering Air: Nome & Unalakleet Flight Schedule] (PDF). Retrieved Sep 10, 2022.
External links
[edit]- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for IWK, effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for IWK
- AirNav airport information for PAIW
- ASN accident history for WAA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAIW
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for IWK
- Airport information for PAIW at Great Circle Mapper.