WAA — Wales Airport
- IATA code
- WAA
- ICAO code
- PAIW
- Size
- small
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,807
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 5
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−9 / UTC−8
- America/Nome
- Elevation
- 7 m
- 23 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 1,216 m
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About WAA
Wales Airport is a small airport serving Wales, United States. It is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 1,807 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 5 nonstop routes from WAA.
Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from WAA
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| WAA → OME | 176 km | 1,198 |
| WAA → SHH | 115 km | 310 |
| WAA → TNC | 10 km | 189 |
| WAA → KTS | 82 km | 67 |
| WAA → TLA | 92 km | 43 |
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 WAA
- 8E Bering Air · 680 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| TNC | Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport | 10 km |
| KTS | Brevig Mission Airport | 82 km |
| TLA | Teller Airport | 92 km |
| SHH | Shishmaref Airport | 115 km |
Distance from WAA to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,216 m | 23 m | Gravel |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Wales, Alaska, United States · 65.6226, -168.0950
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