Whittier Airport
IEM · PAWR · Whittier, Alaska · Valdez-Cordova County · map
Whittier Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile northwest of Whittier, Alaska, 39 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 1,480 feet of gravel. The FAA counts about 45 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Whittier Airport?
Its FAA code is IEM, and its ICAO code is PAWR.
Where is Whittier Airport?
It is 1 mile northwest of Whittier, Alaska, 39 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Whittier Airport?
Its one runway, 04/22, is 1,480 feet long, gravel.
Does Whittier Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Whittier Airport?
11 pilot examiners and 12 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Whittier Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IEM · ICAO PAWR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 25E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1974
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,480 × 60 ft | Gravel, fair |
- Runway 04: road on the approach
- Runway 22: brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (41 nm northwest), Merrill Field (42 nm northwest), Seward Airport (44 nm southwest), Ted Stevens Anchorage International (44 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (41 nm northwest), Merrill Field (42 nm northwest), Seward Airport (44 nm southwest), Ted Stevens Anchorage International (44 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Approach to runway 22 over water. Distance from water to thld panels 205 feet.
- Wind indicator may be unreliable.
- No scheduled maintenance. No winter maintenance. Closed from first snowfall until after breakup.
- When available hourly weather reports from portage visitor center. 135.45. Located west side of portage pass.
- Runway condition not monitored. Recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 22 slopes up 2% from water.
- For takeoff use runway 04 only; first 130 feet of runway 04 unusable. Pile of large rocks located approach end runway 04. For landings use runway 22 only; go around unlikely.
- 30 feet trees, 45 feet each side of runway centerline, full length.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 45, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 20 |
| general aviation, travelling | 25 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Whittier from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Whittier, AK as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 12 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 aircrew program designees.
- Richard Wallace private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Girdwood, AK (16 nm) · (907) 244-9176 · [email protected]
- Bradford Holt private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Moose Pass, AK (24 nm) · (435) 668-1039 · [email protected]
- Dean Stewart Paulson private pilot; airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage FSDO · Eagle River, AK (42 nm) · (907) 230-9628 · [email protected]
- Brenton Kennedy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · anchorage, AK (44 nm) · (907) 240-8707 · [email protected]
- Carol Zerbe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage, AK (44 nm) · (907) 350-6607 · [email protected]
- Daniel Jonathan Larocque private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage, AK (44 nm) · (225) 503-5769 · [email protected]
- Greg Emory Stoddard private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · UAA Merrill Field · Anchorage, AK (44 nm) · (509) 939-1759 · [email protected]
- Hon Kagen Kinzie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters, gliders · Anchorage, AK (44 nm) · (907) 360-5291 · [email protected]
All 44 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 7 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,141 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IEM.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.