Wasilla Airport
IYS · PAWS · Wasilla, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Wasilla Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Wasilla, 3 miles west of Wasilla, Alaska, 354 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 3,700 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 132 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 17 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 49,514 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Wasilla Airport?
Its FAA code is IYS, and its ICAO code is PAWS.
Where is Wasilla Airport?
It is 3 miles west of Wasilla, Alaska, 354 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Wasilla Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 3,700 feet long.
Does Wasilla Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Wasilla Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Wasilla Airport?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC and Alaska Star Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wasilla Airport?
15 pilot examiners and 15 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 Wasilla Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IYS · ICAO PAWS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Wasilla
- Elevation
- 354 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1992
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,700 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04S/22S | 1,690 × 60 ft | Grass and gravel, good |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the right, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 30 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 22: trees 14 ft high 260 ft from the end
- Runway 04S: hill on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 119.1 | |
| Iys and aWOS-3P | 135.25 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-373-3801.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (13 nm east), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (23 nm south), Merrill Field (23 nm south).
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
- Airspace determination pending
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr use.
- Activate PAPI runway 04; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Ski or tundra tire aircraft only. Winter maintenance NA.
- Threshold panels.
- Cones and reflective threshold mkrs.
- Threshold panels.
- Cones and reflective threshold mkrs.
- Rstrd to aircraft with approach speeds less than 121 kts.
- Ultralights on and in the vicinity of and nmrs airports and sbp in the vicinity of airport.
- Simul operations runway 04/22 and 04S/22S NA.
- Self service fuel H24.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 129 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 49,514, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,042 |
| general aviation, travelling | 24,200 |
| general aviation, local | 24,200 |
| military | 72 |
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 Wasilla from the FAA register
1,275 aircraft are registered to owners in Wasilla, Alaska: 1,176 piston singles, 42 helicopters, 28 piston twins, 12 turboprops, 5 weight-shift and powered parachutes. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Wasilla, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Alaska Air Fuel In Alaska Air Fuel Inc.
- Flying Circuss Aviation Services INC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · Wasilla Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC is a flight school based in Wasilla, Alaska and operating seasonally in the Phoenix area (Ak-Chin Regional Airport, Maricopa, Arizona).
- Alaska Star Flying Club 2 aircraft · Wasilla
- Mat-Su Helicopter Training LLC 1 aircraft · Wasilla
- Northern Peaks Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Wasilla
- Blue River Aviation LLC 7 aircraft · Palmer, 15 miles away Blue River Aviation is a flight school in Palmer, Alaska that offers pilot training from discovery flights through commercial and certified flight instructor certificates.
- Fly Around Alaska LLC 7 aircraft · Palmer, 15 miles away Fly Around Alaska Flight School is a flight training organization based in Palmer, Alaska that offers private pilot and commercial pilot training programs.
- Artic'S Air Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Palmer, 15 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Wasilla (12 of 25):
- Pollux Aviation LTD 16 aircraft on the certificate
- Soloy Helicopters LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate Soloy Helicopters is an Alaska-based helicopter charter operator specializing in precision long-line external cargo work, exploration support, heli-skiing, wildland firefighting, and general charter services.
- Silvertip Aviation LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Silvertip Aviation is a certificated air taxi operator based in Wasilla, Alaska, specializing in customized wilderness adventures including hiking, backpacking, river rafting, flightseeing, and backcountry skiing.
- Keller, Matthew Charles 3 aircraft on the certificate
- VanArsdale Air Service LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Misty Air LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Misty Fjords Air is a seaplane charter and tour operator based in Ketchikan, Alaska, providing on-demand charter service to Southeast Alaska and flightseeing tours into Misty Fjords National Monument.
- Arrowhead Outfitters LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Arrowhead Outfitters provides fly-in hunting and fishing services in the Brooks Range of Alaska.
- Fox Airways LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Fox Air operates scheduled and charter flights throughout Alaska, with a focus on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.
- Snug Corner Cove Services LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Heli Alaska INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Heli Alaska Inc is a helicopter operator based in Wasilla, Alaska, near Anchorage.
- Antler Aviation and Wildlife Service LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Antler Aviation and Wildlife Service LLC is a Part 135 air taxi operator based in Dillingham, Alaska, providing year-round charter flights to remote locations in Southwest Alaska, including the Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim, Nushagak, and Yukon De
- Acme Pest Control, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Wasilla:
- Avionics Specialists of Alaska
- Cac Plastics, LLC CAC Plastics LLC is an FAA-certified repair station in Wasilla, Alaska, specializing in composite and fiberglass aircraft component repairs and manufacturing.
- Pollux Aviation LTD
- Silver Sky LLC
- Soloy Helicopters LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 8 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 aircrew program designees.
- Martin Eric Hinshaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Alaska Flight Academy · Wasilla, AK (0 nm) · (907) 947-4052 · [email protected]
- Ray Larue Hodges private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wasilla, AK (0 nm) · (907) 232-6102 · [email protected]
- Stacia Joyce private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; helicopters · wasilla, AK (0 nm) · (907) 350-1001 · [email protected]
- Dean Stewart Paulson private pilot; airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage FSDO · Eagle River, AK (13 nm) · (907) 230-9628 · [email protected]
- Rex Lee Gray private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Palmer, AK (13 nm) · (907) 841-7116 · [email protected]
- Walter Maurice Warner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Willow, AK (18 nm) · (907) 232-2560 · [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 (27 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 (27 nm) · (907) 350-6607 · [email protected]
All 57 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 · 23 since 1982, 2 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
- Aircraft registered in Wasilla 1,275 aircraft · 1176 piston singles, 42 helicopters, 28 piston twins
- Pollux Aviation LTD 12 aircraft in town
- Jc Aircraft Leasing LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Aerospring Leasing LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Jmp Aircraft Services LLC Trustee 5 aircraft in town
- Alaska Air Fuel In 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Flying Circuss Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Pollux Aviation LTD 16 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Soloy Helicopters LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Silvertip Aviation LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Keller, Matthew Charles 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Alaska Star Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Mat-Su Helicopter Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Avionics Specialists of Alaska · repair station
- Cac Plastics, LLC · repair station
- Pollux Aviation LTD · repair station
- Silver Sky LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 23 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IYS.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 27, 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.