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Wainwright Airport

AWI · PAWI · AIN · Wainwright, AK · 41 ft elevation · var 12E · Towered

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Airport information

ICAO / IATA: PAWI / AIN
Coordinates: 70.6380, -159.9950
Elevation: 41 ft MSL
Magnetic variation: 12E
Sectional chart: CAPE LISBURNE
Airport use: Public
Control tower: Yes
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
Flight service (FSS): BARROW
NOTAM facility: AWI
Attendance: UNATNDD
Beacon: white-green (SS-SR)
Segmented circle: Yes
Wind indicator: lighted
Distance from city: 1 SE

Weather

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

Event	Local	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	n/a	n/a
Sunrise	n/a	n/a
Sunset	n/a	n/a
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	n/a	n/a

Loggable night (§1.1)

n/a → n/a

Night currency (§61.57)

n/a → n/a

Plan a flight from PAWI

Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Runway 05/23

4,494 ft × 90 ft · GVL

05

Heading: 055° mag · 67° true

23

Heading: 235° mag · 247° true

Communication frequencies

Service	Frequency	Notes
ASOS	132.25
CNTR	135.3	ANCHORAGE CNTR
CTAF	122.8
FSS	122.5	FAIRBANKS RDO

Approaches

RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 ↗ · amdt 2A
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 ↗ · amdt 2A

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Ownership & management

Owner

NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

BOX 69, BARROW, AK

907-852-2611

Manager

GEORGE AHMAOGAK

BOX 69, BARROW, AK

907-852-0489

Remarks FAA

RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO USE.
BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
BARROW FSS - 1-800-779-7709.
RAMP & TWY SFC SOFT; RUTS & PONDING PSBL.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24; PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.
40 FT TWR 500 FT N OF RWY.

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