Terminal Procedures

PAWI — Wainwright

WAINWRIGHT, AK · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA AWIElevation 45 ft1 runwayLongest 4,494 ftNon-toweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation

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

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 062APDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 242APDF

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.

PAWI airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Barrow
NOTAM facility
AWI (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
12E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Cape Lisburne
Last FAA inspection
2025-07-12

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

PAWI radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

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

Runways

4,494 × 110 ft0624N1,000 ft
Runway layout at PAWI, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
06/244,494 ft110 ftGRAVEL FairMedium intensity
  06 67°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  24 247°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

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

Where PAWI is

Latitude, longitude70.6380000, -159.9947500
Elevation45 ft
From Wainwright1 nm SE

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FAA remarks for PAWI

  • ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24; PAPI RWY 06 & 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.
  • 40 FT TWR 500 FT N OF RWY.
  • 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

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

Airports near PAWI

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PATQAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr MemlATQASUK, AK52 nm E4

VFR charts covering PAWI

Cape LisburneSectional Chart

Common questions about PAWI

What charts are available for PAWI?

4 current FAA charts for Wainwright, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PAWI?

CTAF 122.8. 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 PAWI?

Wainwright has 1 runway. The longest is 06/24 at 4,494 ft by 110 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAWI have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PAWI has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is PAWI a towered airport?

No — Wainwright 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 PAWI 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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