Wrangell Airport

Wrangell Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	PAWG
IATA code	WRG
Coordinates	56 ° 29 '4 "  N , 132 ° 22' 11"  W Coordinates: 56 ° 29 '4 "  N , 132 ° 22' 11"  W.
Height above MSL	15 m (49  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	One mile north of Wrangell , Alaska , USA
Basic data
operator	State of Alaska
Start-and runway
10/28	1828 m × 46 m asphalt

Aerial view of Wrangell Airport, 1998

The Wrangell Airport ( IATA: WRG ; ICAO: PAWG ) is a public airport, located 1.5 kilometers north of Wrangell in the American state of Alaska is. It is operated by the State of Alaska.

Infrastructure

The airport has an asphalt runway with the designation 10/28, which is 1828 meters long and 46 meters wide.

Airlines and destinations

Status: August 2019

airline	Destinations
Alaska Airlines	Ketchikan
Alaska Airlines	Petersburg
Alaska Central Express	Ketchikan

Incidents

There are currently no known accidents involving commercial aircraft with total write-offs or fatalities.

In contrast, information is available on at least 12 such accidents, each involving 6 general aviation aircraft and helicopters , which occurred between 1968 and July 2019 at or in the vicinity of the airport. A total of 26 people died in 7 of these accidents.

Web links

Commons : Wrangell Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Airport IQ: Wrangell
2. ↑ Flightaware: Wrangell , accessed August 6, 2019.
3. ↑ Wrangell Aircraft Accident Statistics , AK , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase , accessed on August 6, 2019.