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PAWR

Whittier Airport
Whittier, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	IEM
Lat/Long:	60-46-37.8100N 148-43-10.7500W 60-46.630167N 148-43.179167W 60.7771694,-148.7196528 (estimated)
Elevation:	39 ft. / 12 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	1 mile NW of WHITTIER, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99631

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, WIND INDICATOR MAY BE UNRELIABLE.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	1480 x 60 ft. / 451 x 18 m
Surface:	gravel, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Latitude:	60-46.562000N	60-46.698333N
Longitude:	148-43.384667W	148-42.973667W
Elevation:	39.0 ft.	19.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	031 magnetic, 056 true	211 magnetic, 236 true
Markings:	none	none
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	26 ft. road, 75 ft. right of centerline	3 ft. brush, 40 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0760
Manager:	PAUL BERTHOLL STATE OF AK DOT/PF GIRDWOOD, AK 99587 Phone 907-783-2232

Additional Remarks

-	APCH TO RY 22 OVER WATER. DISTANCE FROM WATER TO THLD PANELS 205 FT.
-	FOR TKOF USE RY 04 ONLY; FIRST 130 FT OF RY 04 UNUSBL. PILE OF LARGE ROCKS LCTD APCH END RY 04. FOR LDGS USE RY 22 ONLY; GO AROUND UNLIKELY.
-	WHITTIER AND PORTAGE GLACIER WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
-	30 FT TREES, 45 FT EACH SIDE OF RWY CENTERLINE, FULL LENGTH.
-	NO SCHEDULED MAINT. NO WINTER MAINT. CLSD FROM FIRST SNOWFALL TIL AFTER BREAKUP.
-	WHEN AVAILABLE HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS FROM PORTAGE VISITOR CTR. 135.45. LOCATED WEST SIDE OF PORTAGE PASS.
-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED. RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LDG.
-	BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	RY 22 SLOPES UP 2% FROM WATER.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PAWR.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (40 nm NW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (42 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (43 nm NW)
PAWD - Seward Airport (44 nm SW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (44 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:45	14:45
Sunrise	07:28	15:28
Sunset	20:10	04:10
Evening civil twilight	20:53	04:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Sep-2026 17:16:08
Local (UTC-8)	17-Sep-2026 09:16:08

METAR

PATO
4nm W

171653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW033 OVC045 06/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00560044 TSNO

TAF

PAED 42nm NW	162100Z 1621/1803 20020G35KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 SCT200 520009 520901 QNH2993INS BECMG 1700/1701 19015G25KT 9999 SCT040 BKN150 520009 520901 QNH2995INS BECMG 1709/1710 19010G15KT 9999 FEW040 SCT150 510006 QNH3002INS BECMG 1713/1714 23006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 QNH3002INS BECMG 1721/1722 VRB03KT 9999 BKN050 BKN080 610503 QNH2996INS TX16/1700Z TN08/1716Z
PANC 44nm NW	161734Z 1618/1724 17020G30KT P6SM FEW030 SCT080 FM162200 16015G25KT P6SM FEW030 BKN080 FM171200 15010G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050

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