Airports / Alaska / DIO
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wales Airport (WAA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Diomede Heliport, listed as DIO, is a heliport in Diomede, Alaska. The field lies at an elevation of 20 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
DIO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Wales Airport (WAA, 23 nm), Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport (TNC, 28 nm), and Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC, 60 nm).
Quotes for flights out of DIO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from DIO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
DM2
IATA
DIO
FAA / Local
DM2
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
65.7584° N · 168.9537° 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
Heliport
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 20 ft, DIO sits lower than 85% 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.
- 23nmWAAWales AirportWales
- 28nmTNCTin City Long Range Radar Station AirportTin City
- 60nmKPCPort Clarence Coast Guard StationPort Clarence
- 67nmKTSBrevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission
- 72nmTLATeller AirportTeller
- 76nmSHHShishmaref AirportShishmaref
Location
Open the full mapDM2 · Diomede Heliport · Diomede, AK
From the ramp
Google Places photography of Diomede Heliport — tap any frame to view full-screen, then cycle with the arrows or your keyboard.