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Wales Airport
PAIW / WAAWales, AlaskaELEV 22 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport (TNC) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Wales Airport (PAIW / WAA) sits in Wales, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 22 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into WAA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport (TNC, 6 nm), Diomede Heliport (DIO, 23 nm), and Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC, 38 nm).
Charter pricing from WAA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Wales.
Field capability
ICAO
PAIW
IATA
WAA
FAA / Local
IWK
Elevation
22 ft
Coordinates
65.6226° N · 168.0950° 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
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 22 ft, WAA sits lower than 82% 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.
- 6nmTNCTin City Long Range Radar Station AirportTin City
- 23nmDIODiomede HeliportDiomede
- 38nmKPCPort Clarence Coast Guard StationPort Clarence
- 44nmKTSBrevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission
- 49nmTLATeller AirportTeller
- 62nmSHHShishmaref AirportShishmaref
Location
Open the full mapPAIW · Wales Airport · Wales, AK
From the ramp
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