About Wales Airport
Wales Airport is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving Wales, Alaska. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier PAIW, by the three-letter IATA code WAA, and the four-letter ICAO code PAIW. OurAirports records this airport as having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 65.6226° N, 168.0950° W, with a published field elevation of 22 feet above mean sea level.
"Wales 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 | Wales Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Wales, Alaska (AK) |
| City and state (page) | Wales, AK |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | PAIW |
| IATA code | WAA |
| ICAO code | PAIW |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 65.6226° N, 168.0950° W |
| Field elevation | 22 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | Yes |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Wales 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport | Tin City | AK | TNC / PATC |
small_airport |
| Buck Creek Airport | Buck Creek | AK | AK98 / - |
small_airport |
| Lost River 1 Airport | Lost River | AK | LSR / - |
small_airport |
| Port Clarence Coast Guard Station | Port Clarence | AK | KPC / PAPC |
medium_airport |
| Brevig Mission Airport | Brevig Mission | AK | KTS / PFKT |
small_airport |
| Teller Airport | Teller | AK | TLA / PATE |
small_airport |