Where is AIN airport?

AIN is a medium-sized airport in Wainwright, Alaska, United States, at 70.6380, -159.9950, 12 m above sea level.

What time zone is AIN in?

AIN is in the America/Anchorage time zone, UTC−9 / UTC−8 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use AIN?

7,954 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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AIN — Wainwright Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Wainwright, United States.

IATA code: AIN
ICAO code: PAWI
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,954; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 11; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Anchorage
Elevation: 12 m; 39 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 1,370 m

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About AIN

Wainwright Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wainwright, United States. 7,954 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 11 nonstop routes from AIN.

US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from AIN

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
AIN → BRW	Utqiaġvik, United States	138 km	4,969
AIN → ATK	Atqasuk, United States	97 km	2,872
AIN → PIZ	Point Lay, United States	152 km	48
AIN → ABL	Ambler, United States	403 km	18
AIN → NUI	Nuiqsut, United States	339 km	12
AIN → SHG	Shungnak, United States	434 km	10
AIN → OBU	Kobuk, United States	434 km	9
AIN → FAI	Fairbanks, United States	825 km	6
AIN → PHO	Point Hope, United States	368 km	5
AIN → AKP	Anaktuvuk Pass, United States	427 km	3
AIN → SCC	Deadhorse, United States	434 km	2

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at AIN

8V Wright Air Service · 2,734 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
ATK	Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport	Atqasuk, United States	97 km
BRW	Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport	Utqiaġvik, United States	137 km
PIZ	Point Lay LRRS Airport	Point Lay, United States	152 km
LUR	Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport	Cape Lisburne, United States	306 km
NUI	Nuiqsut Airport	Nuiqsut, United States	338 km

Distance from AIN to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
AIN → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,360 km	—
AIN → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,013 km	—
AIN → CDG	Paris, France	6,659 km	—
AIN → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,588 km	—
AIN → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	7,573 km	—
AIN → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,312 km	—
AIN → JFK	New York, United States	5,671 km	—
AIN → ATL	Atlanta, United States	5,987 km	—
AIN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,777 km	—
AIN → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,085 km	—
AIN → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,231 km	—
AIN → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,081 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
05/23	1,370 m	27 m	Gravel	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Wainwright, Alaska, United States · 70.6380, -159.9950

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Questions

Wainwright Airport has the IATA code AIN and the ICAO code PAWI. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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