Wales Airport (Alaska)

Wales Airport
Wales Airport
	IATA: WAA; ICAO: PAIW; FAA LID: IWK; WMO: 70116;
Summary
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
Map
	WAA Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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

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

Airlines	Destinations
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.

References

^ ^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

FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
FAA Terminal Procedures for IWK, effective October 31, 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.

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[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for IWK PDF, effective 2008-04-10

[2] ttps://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.

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