# Wrangell Airport (WRG / PAWG)

**Wrangell Airport** (IATA: WRG, ICAO: PAWG) is a medium airport in Wrangell, Alaska, United States. It has one runway, 6,000 ft (1,829 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 105 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WRG / PAWG
- FAA: WRG
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Wrangell, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 44 ft / 13 m
- Coordinates: 56.4843, -132.3700
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 104,652 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Sitka
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrangell_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4126994
- Weather station: PAWG · WMO 70387
- Ident: PAWG

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 121° / 301° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 81,716 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 82,582 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 92,224 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 98,057 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 100,880 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 68,901 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 93,791 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 112,731 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 120,038 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 114,724 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 104,652 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [PSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papg.md) Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · United States · 31 mi / 50 km · Alaska Seaplanes, Alaska Airlines
- [KTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakt.md) Ketchikan International Airport · United States · 82 mi / 132 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasi.md) Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport · United States · 120 mi / 193 km · Alaska Seaplanes

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from WRG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- Alaska Seaplanes · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 105K (2025) | #1,797 of 3,974 | #405 in North America | #271 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | =4,614 of 29,858 | =1,310 in North America | =1,036 in US |
| Elevation | 44 ft / 13 m | =39,637 of 43,403 | =17,944 in North America | =14,811 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 128.500 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 118.000 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.600 |
| FSS | SITKA RDO | 122.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [PSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papg.md) Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [PAFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafe.md) Kake Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [KLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakw.md) Klawock Airport · 68 mi / 110 km
- [KTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakt.md) Ketchikan International Airport · 82 mi / 132 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Wrangell Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wrangell_Airport&oldid=1363087987), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawg/data