About Whale of a Tail Airport
Whale of a Tail Airport is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving Sterling, Alaska. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier US-2863. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 60.5520° N, 150.6277° W, with a published field elevation of - feet above mean sea level.
"Whale of a Tail 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 | Whale of a Tail Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Sterling, Alaska (AK) |
| City and state (page) | Sterling, AK |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | US-2863 |
| IATA code | Not assigned |
| ICAO code | Not assigned |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 60.5520° N, 150.6277° W |
| Field elevation | - ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
Nearby airports
If Whale of a Tail 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Meadows Airport | Sterling | AK | US-2862 / - |
small_airport |
| Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Airport | Sterling | AK | US-2864 / - |
small_airport |
| Atkins Road Airport | Sterling | AK | US-2865 / - |
small_airport |
| Breeden Airport | Sterling | AK | AK05 / - |
small_airport |
| Alaska Airpark | Sterling | AK | AK01 / - |
small_airport |
| Feuding Lane North Airport | Sterling | AK | US-2860 / - |
small_airport |