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WALES AIRPORT

WALES, AK, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 65°37'21"N / 168°5'41"W
  65°37.3533'N / 168°5.6983'W
  65.6226 / -168.0950
Elevation: 25.8 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 08E (2020)
From city: 01 miles NW of WALES, AK

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: NOME
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: ANCHORAGE
Responsible ARTCC: ANCHORAGE
FSS: NOME [1-800-478-8400]
Alternate FSS: FAIRBANKS [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility: IWK (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
CTAF: 123.000

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
TIN CITY 311oT/5.6 347 13E TNC

Services
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 3990 x 75 ft.
Surface: GRAVEL; CINDERS; CRUSHED ROCK; CORAL OR SHELLS; SLAG,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 18
Runway 36
Latitude: 65-37-40.6484N 65-37-01.8139N
Longitude: 168-05-34.8386W 168-05-48.8737W
Elevation: 22.4 ft. 21.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 188 008
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
 

Operational Statistics
Annual operations: 300
Air taxi: 300

Additional Remarks
  • EASTERLY WINDS MAY CAUSE SEVERE TURBULENCE IN VICINITY OF RWY.
  • 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 -27C.
  • WIND SOCK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE, WIND SOCK MAY BE MISSING
  • SEVERAL RWY LIGHTS BROKEN.

Instrument Procedures
Effective May 16, 2024 to Jun 12, 2024

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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