Airports / Alaska / WBQ
Beaver Airport
PAWB / WBQBeaver, AlaskaELEV 359 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#111 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 8 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Birch Creek Airport (KBC) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Beaver Airport (PAWB / WBQ) is a general aviation field serving Beaver, Alaska. Field elevation is 359 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list WBQ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Birch Creek Airport (KBC, 39 nm), Stevens Village Airport (SVS, 45 nm), and Venetie Airport (VEE, 46 nm).
Trip costs from WBQ 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 WBQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAWB
IATA
WBQ
FAA / Local
WBQ
Elevation
359 ft
Coordinates
66.3622° N · 147.4070° 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 359 ft, WBQ sits higher than 73% 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.
- 39nmKBCBirch Creek AirportBirch Creek
- 45nmSVSStevens Village AirportStevens Village
- 46nmVEEVenetie AirportVenetie
- 53nmFYUFort Yukon AirportFort Yukon
- 80nmCEMCentral AirportCentral
- 84nmRMPRampart AirportRampart
Location
Open the full mapPAWB · Beaver Airport · Beaver, AK