Airports / Alaska / AIN
Wainwright Airport
PAWI / AINWainwright, AlaskaELEV 41 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#64 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 29 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
52 nm
To the nearest alternate
Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport (ATK).
Overview
Wainwright Airport (PAWI / AIN) sits in Wainwright, Alaska, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 41 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list AIN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport (ATK, 52 nm), Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW, 74 nm), and Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ, 82 nm).
Trip costs from AIN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as 5WW. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from AIN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAWI
IATA
AIN
FAA / Local
AWI
Elevation
41 ft
Coordinates
70.6380° N · 159.9950° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 41 ft, AIN sits lower than 72% 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.
- 52nmATKAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial AirportAtqasuk
- 74nmBRWWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial AirportUtqiaġvik
- 82nmPIZPoint Lay LRRS AirportPoint Lay
- 165nmLURCape Lisburne LRRS AirportCape Lisburne
- 182nmNUINuiqsut AirportNuiqsut
- 195nmWTKNoatak AirportNoatak
Location
Open the full mapPAWI · Wainwright Airport · Wainwright, AK
From the ramp
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