About Wainwright Airport
Wainwright Airport is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving Wainwright, Alaska. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier PAWI, by the three-letter IATA code AIN, and the four-letter ICAO code PAWI. OurAirports records this airport as having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 70.6380° N, 159.9950° W, with a published field elevation of 41 feet above mean sea level.
"Wainwright Airport" is one of 711 public-use airports in Alaska, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Wainwright Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Wainwright, Alaska (AK) |
| City and state (page) | Wainwright, AK |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | PAWI |
| IATA code | AIN |
| ICAO code | PAWI |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 70.6380° N, 159.9950° W |
| Field elevation | 41 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | Yes |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Wainwright Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainwright Air Station | Wainwright | AK | PAWT / PAWT |
small_airport |
| Icy Cape Air Force Station Airport | Icy Cape | AK | 2AK8 / - |
small_airport |
| Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport | Atqasuk | AK | ATK / PATQ |
medium_airport |
| Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport | Utqiaġvik | AK | BRW / PABR |
medium_airport |
| Point Barrow Long Range Radar Station Airstrip | Utqiagvik | AK | US-0252 / - |
small_airport |
| Point Lay LRRS Airport | Point Lay | AK | PIZ / PPIZ |
medium_airport |