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PAIW Wales Airport
Wales, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: IWK
Lat/Long: 65-37-21.2000N 168-05-41.9000W
65-37.353333N 168-05.698333W
65.6225556,-168.0949722
(estimated)
Elevation: 25.8 ft. / 7.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08E (2020)
From city: 1 mile NW of WALES, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99783

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1954
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: NOME FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [ 443-2291 (local call from the AIRPORT)]
Alternate FSS: FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility: IWK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted, WIND SOCK LGT MAY BE OTS.
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.0
WX AWOS-3P: 118.525 (907-664-3907)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.3/290.4 (NOME RCAG).
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY NOME FSS ON FREQ 122.6 (TIN CITY RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TIN CITY301/5.634710ETNC - -. -.-.

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3990 x 75 ft. / 1216 x 23 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 65-37.677473N65-37.030232N
Longitude: 168-05.580643W168-05.814562W
Elevation: 22.4 ft.21.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 188 true000 magnetic, 008 true
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none15 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
NORTHERN REGION, 2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200
Manager: GEORGE KOST
PO BOX 1048
NOME, AK 99762
Phone 907-443-3431

Additional Remarks

- EASTERLY WINDS MAY CAUSE SEVERE TURBULENCE IN VICINITY OF RWY.
- HIGH TERRAIN SE THRU E.
- RY CONDITIONS NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -26C.
- WIND SOCK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE, WIND SOCK MAY BE MISSING
- SEVERAL RWY LIGHTS BROKEN.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (200KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (216KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (61KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (148KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PATC - Tin City LRRS Airport (6 nm SE)
PFKT - Brevig Mission Airport (44 nm SE)
PATE - Teller Airport (49 nm SE)
PASH - Shishmaref Airport (62 nm NE)
PAOM - Nome Airport (94 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:4918:49
Sunrise10:5419:54
Sunset17:0002:00
Evening civil twilight18:0503:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Nov-2024 14:38:54
Local (UTC-9)  13-Nov-2024 05:38:54
 
METAR
PAIW 131356Z AUTO 06014KT 9SM -SN OVC019 M09/M11 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP091 P0000 T10941111 FZRANO
PATC 
6nm SE 		122255Z 02003KT 10SM OVC008 M09/M11 A2985 RMK AO2A SLPNO
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