Airports / Alaska / TWE
Taylor Airport
TWETaylor, AlaskaELEV 440 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#42 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 8 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Taylor Airport (TWE) sits in Taylor, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 440 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list TWE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Brevig Mission Airport (KTS, 46 nm), Shishmaref Airport (SHH, 47 nm), and Teller Airport (TLA, 47 nm).
Trip costs from TWE are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from TWE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
AK49
IATA
TWE
FAA / Local
AK49
Elevation
440 ft
Coordinates
65.6793° N · 164.7990° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 440 ft, TWE sits higher than 76% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 46nmKTSBrevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission
- 47nmSHHShishmaref AirportShishmaref
- 47nmTLATeller AirportTeller
- 55nmDRGDeering AirportDeering
- 57nmKPCPort Clarence Coast Guard StationPort Clarence
- 69nmWMOWhite Mountain AirportWhite Mountain
Location
Open the full mapAK49 · Taylor Airport · Taylor, AK
From the ramp
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