Terminal Procedures

PAWS — Wasilla

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

FAA IYSElevation 353 ft2 runwaysLongest 3,700 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume AK-1Not for navigation

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

All 4 PAWS charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 4 charts is roughly 25 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 041APDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 220APDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

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

PAWS airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Kenai
NOTAM facility
IYS (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
18E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Activated
May 1992
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Anchorage
Last FAA inspection
2024-09-26

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

PAWS radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach119.1

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

Runways

3,700 × 75 ft04221,690 × 60 ft04S22SN1,000 ft
Runway layout at PAWS, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
04/223,700 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  04 56°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · right-hand circuit
04S/22S1,690 ft60 ftGrass Good

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

Where PAWS is

Latitude, longitude61.5719860, -149.5395570
Elevation353 ft
From Wasilla3 nm W

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FAA remarks for PAWS

  • AIRSPACE DETERMINATION PENDING
  • RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04; MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF.
  • BRUSH UP TO 3 FT TALL.
  • BRUSH UP TO 3 FT TALL
  • NSTD MKGS; MKD WITH THLD PANELS.
  • RYS 04S & 22S NSTD MKGS; MKD WITH CONES & REFLECTIVE THLD MARKERS.
  • NUMEROUS PVT ARPTS AND LAKES IN VCNTY. ARPT RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH APPROACH SPEEDS LESS THAN 121 KTS.
  • ULTRALIGHTS ON AND IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT.
  • NO SIMUL OPNS ON RY 04/22 & 04S/22S.
  • NO WINTER MAINT RY 04S/22S.
  • RY 04S/22S FOR SKI/TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPD ACFT.
  • SELF-SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

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

Approach and runway coverage

Wasilla’s instrument coverage is compact but evenly distributed: two RNAV (GPS) procedures serve two runway ends, rather than concentrating all approach coverage on one end. No airport diagram accompanies the approach and minimums sheets. The 3,700 ft asphalt runway is more than twice the length of the 1,690 ft turf-gravel strip, giving the two aligned runways distinctly different practical aircraft constraints.

Surrounding chart context

Big Lake, Willow and Bryant AAF have chart sets of the same size as Wasilla, while Warren “Bud” Woods Palmer Municipal has somewhat broader coverage and Elmendorf AFB substantially more. The Anchorage and Seward sectionals, together with the Anchorage-Fairbanks Terminal Area Chart, add wider VFR context beyond the airport-specific instrument procedures.

Airports near PAWS

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAGQBig LakeBIG LAKE, AK8 nm W4
PAAQWarren "bud" Woods Palmer MuniPALMER, AK13 nm E7
PAUOWillowWILLOW, AK18 nm NW4
PAFRBryant AAFFORT RICHARDSON (ANCHORAGE), AK19 nm S4
PAEDElmendorf AFBANCHORAGE, AK21 nm S18
PAMRMerrill FldANCHORAGE, AK23 nm S8
PALHLake HoodANCHORAGE, AK26 nm SW1
PANCTed Stevens Anchorage IntlANCHORAGE, AK27 nm SW33

VFR charts covering PAWS

Common questions about PAWS

What charts are available for PAWS?

4 current FAA charts for Wasilla, 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 PAWS?

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 PAWS?

Wasilla has 2 runways. The longest is 04/22 at 3,700 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAWS have an ILS approach?

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

Is PAWS a towered airport?

No — Wasilla 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 PAWS 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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