AirportsWales Airport is a small airport serving Wales, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WAA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WAA
- ICAO code
- PAIW
- City
- Wales
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 65.6226° N, 168.0950° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,216 m (3,990 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WAA means Wales Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAIW. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 65.6226° N, 168.0950° W. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Wales Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,216 metres (3,990 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 566.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,216 m 3,990 ft | 23 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tin City Long Range Radar Station AirportTin City | TNC | 10 km |
| Diomede HeliportDiomede | DIO | 42 km |
| Brevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission | KTS | 82 km |
| Teller AirportTeller | TLA | 92 km |
| Shishmaref AirportShishmaref | SHH | 115 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,178 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,315 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,257 km | 11 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,952 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,146 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,793 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,775 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,740 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,612 km | 14 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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