Wasilla Airport Explained

Wasilla Airport
Iata:WWA
Icao:PAWS
Faa:IYS
Type:Public
Owner:City of Wasilla
City-Served:Wasilla, Alaska
Elevation-F:354
Elevation-M:108
Coordinates:61.5719°N -149.5394°W
Website:https://www.cityofwasilla.com/departments-divisions/municipal-airport
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:WWA
R1-Number:3/21
R1-Length-F:3,700
R1-Length-M:1,128
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:3S/21S
R2-Length-F:1,690
R2-Length-M:515
R2-Surface:Turf/gravel
Stat1-Header:Based aircraft
Stat1-Data:100
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Wasilla Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located about 3.5 miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Wasilla, a city in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Wasilla is 17 miles by air and 47 miles by road from Anchorage,[2] the largest city in Alaska.

The airport was moved in 1993.

Facilities and aircraft

Wasilla Airport has an asphalt paved runway designated 4/22 which measures 3,700 by 75 feet (1,128 x 23 m). It also has a turf and gravel runway (4S/22S) which is 1,690 by 60 feet (515 x 18 m). There are 100 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.

The airport is open year-round and has radio controlled runway, taxiway and security lighting. It offers engine and airframe repair, fuel, and air-taxi services.

See also

References

  1. , effective 2008-07-31.
  2. http://www.cityofwasilla.com/departments-divisions/municipal-airport Airport page at City of Wasilla web site

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