Klawock Airport (AKW)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	AKW
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	133°4'33.6000" W / 55°34'45.2000" N -133.076000 / 55.579222 (Estimated)
Elevation	79.70 ft / 24.29 m (Surveyed)
Land	607 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles NE of Klawock, AK
Location	Prince Of Wales County, AK
Magnetic Variation	20E (2015)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION
Address	P.O. BOX 112506 JUNEAU, AK 99811-2506
Phone number	(907) 755-2229
Manager	JOSEPH JOHNSON
Address	PO BOX 91 ALASKA DOT&PF CRAIG, AK 99921-0091
Phone number	907-755-2622

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	KETCHIKAN
Region	AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	KTN - KETCHIKAN
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	907-225-9481
FSS Toll Free	LC225-9481
Alternate FSS	JNU - JUNEAU
Alt. FSS Toll Free	1-866-297-2236
NOTAMs Facility	AKW (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	120.9 MHz
ASOS	AKW (907-755-2641)

Airport Services

Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	CHTR

Runway Information

Runway 02/20

Dimensions	5000 x 100 ft (1524 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	Medium

	02	20
Alignment	39°	219°
Physical elevation	38.70 ft	79.70 ft
Coordinates	55.573926 / -133.083622	55.584544 / -133.068373
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left *RWY 20 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
AKW	DME	KLAWOCK	105X	115.80		0.7 nm
CMJ	NDB	CLAM COVE		396.00	21E	49.3 nm
ECH	VOT	KETCHIKAN		111.00		48.5 nm

Remarks

• BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. RPT BIRD ACT TO AMGR OR FSS.
• RCMD DALGT OPS ONLY.
• IREG WIND CONDS.
• CLSD TO ACFT OVR 12500 LBS GTW EXC PPR - AMGR.
• WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
• COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -10C.
• HIGH TRRN ALL QUADS.
• COND UNMNT; MAINT IREG; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
• PAJA ON RWY, TWY & PRKG APRON NA.
• CLSD TO ACR OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.