Wasilla Airport

Airport

WWA

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
3/21	3,700	1,128	Asphalt
3S/21S	1,690	515	Turf/gravel

Statistics

Based aircraft	100

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Wasilla Airport (IATA: WWA^[2], ICAO: PAWS^[3], FAA LID: IYS) is a city-owned public-use airport located about 3.5 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.^[1] Wasilla is 17 miles by air and 47 miles by road from Anchorage,^[4] the largest city in Alaska.

The airport was moved in 1993.^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Wasilla Airport has an asphalt paved runway designated 4/22 which measures 3,700 by 75 feet (1,128 x 23 m). It also has a turf and gravel runway (4S/22S) which is 1,690 by 60 feet (515 x 18 m). There are 100 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.^[1]

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.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c FAA Airport Form 5010 for IYS PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
^ Accident history for WWA at Aviation Safety Network
^ Airport information for PAWS at Great Circle Mapper.
^ ^a ^b ^c Airport page at City of Wasilla web site

External links

Official website
Aerial photo of Wasilla Airport
FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
FAA Terminal Procedures for IYS, effective May 16, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for IYS
- AirNav airport information for PAWS
- ASN accident history for IYS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAWS
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for IYS