Wales Airport | |
Iata: | WAA |
Icao: | PAIW |
Faa: | IWK |
Wmo: | 70116 |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | State of Alaska DOT & PF - Northern Region |
City-Served: | Wales, Alaska |
Elevation-F: | 22 |
Elevation-M: | 7 |
Coordinates: | 65.6225°N -168.095°W |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
Pushpin Label: | WAA |
R1-Number: | 18/36 |
R1-Length-F: | 4,000 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,219 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Wales Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Wales, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Wales airport has one runway designated 18/36 with a 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m) gravel surface.
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.