Terminal Procedures

PAIW — Wales

WALES, AK · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA IWKElevation 25 ft1 runwayLongest 3,990 ftNon-toweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 3 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 181PDF
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) Y RWY 360PDF
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) Z RWY 360PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMS—PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

PAIW airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Nome
NOTAM facility
IWK (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
8E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
October 1954
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Nome
Last FAA inspection
2023-07-23

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

PAIW radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.0

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,990 × 75 ft1836N500 ft
Runway layout at PAIW, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/363,990 ft75 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity
  18 188°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  36 8°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where PAIW is

Latitude, longitude65.6225560, -168.0949720
Elevation25 ft
From Wales1 nm NW

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FAA remarks for PAIW

  • EASTERLY WINDS MAY CAUSE SEVERE TURBULENCE IN VICINITY OF RWY.
  • ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; PAPI AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
  • WIND SOCK LGT MAY BE OTS.
  • 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.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

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VFR charts covering PAIW

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Common questions about PAIW

What charts are available for PAIW?

5 current FAA charts for Wales, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PAIW?

CTAF 123.0. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at PAIW?

Wales has 1 runway. The longest is 18/36 at 3,990 ft by 75 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAIW have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PAIW has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 3 are RNAV (GPS).

Is PAIW a towered airport?

No — Wales has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these PAIW charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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