Wasilla Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Wasilla Airport


IATA = WWA
ICAO = PAWS
FAA = IYS
type = Public
owner = City of Wasilla
operator =
city-served = Wasilla, Alaska
location =
elevation-f = 354
elevation-m = 108
coordinates = coord|61|34|19|N|149|32|22|W|region:US_type:airport
website = [http://cityofwasilla.com/index.aspx?page=108 www.CityOfWasilla.com/...]
r1-number = 3/21
r1-length-f = 3,700
r1-length-m = 1,128
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 3S/21S
r2-length-f = 1,690
r2-length-m = 515
r2-surface = Turf/Gravel
stat1-header = Based aircraft
stat1-data = 100
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=IYS|use=PU|own=PU|site=50870.3*A, effective 2008-07-31.]

Wasilla Airport airport codes|WWA [ASN|WWA] |PAWS [GCM|PAWS] |IYS is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Wasilla, a city in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Wasilla is 17 miles by air and 47 miles by road from Anchorage [http://www.cityofwasilla.com/index.aspx?page=108 Airport page at City of Wasilla web site] ] , the largest city in Alaska.

Facilities and aircraft

Wasilla Airport has an asphalt paved runway designated 3/21 which measures 3,700 by 75 feet (1,128 x 23 m). It also has a turf and gravel runway (3S/21S) which is 1,690 by 60 feet (515 x 18 m). There are 100 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.

The airport is open year round and has radio controlled runway, taxiway and security lighting. It offers engine and airframe repair, fuel, and air-taxi services.

References

External links

* [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=61.571521&lon=-149.54092&z=14&l=0&m=a&v=2 Aerial photo of Wasilla Airport]
* [http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/IYS.gifFAA Alaska airport diagram] (GIF)
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