Whittier Airport (IEM)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	IEM
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	148°43'10.7500" W / 60°46'37.8100" N -148.719653 / 60.777169 (Estimated)
Elevation	39.00 ft / 11.89 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	1 nautical miles NW of Whittier, AK
Location	Valdez-cordova County, AK
Magnetic Variation	25E (1985)

Owner & Manager

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

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	ANCHORAGE
Region	AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	ENA - KENAI
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	907-283-7211
FSS Toll Free	1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility	ENA (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.9 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	1480 x 60 ft (451 x 18 m)
Surface	GRAVEL (FAIR)
Surface treatment

	04	22
Alignment	56°	236°
Physical elevation	39.00 ft	19.00 ft
Coordinates	60.776033 / -148.723078	60.778306 / -148.716228
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	None	None

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EDF	TACAN	ELMENDORF	81X	113.40	15E	41.9 nm
TED	VOR/DME	ANCHORAGE	78Y	113.15	18E	43.1 nm
MRI	VOT	ANCHORAGE		111.00		42.1 nm
ANC	VOT	ANCHORAGE		108.40		43.9 nm

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.