Whittier (IEM)

Airport information: Whittier, AK, United States. Search for another airport below.

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Approach to runway 22 over water. Distance from water to threshold panels 205 ft.
No scheduled maintenance. No winter maintenance. Closed from first snowfall til after breakup.
When available hourly weather reports from portage visitor CTR. 135.45. Located west side of portage pass.
Runway condition not monitored. Recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Runway 22 slopes up 2% from water.
For takeoff use runway 04 only; first 130 ft of runway 04 unusable. Pile of large rocks located approach end runway 04. For ldgs use runway 22 only; GO around unlikely.
Whittier and portage glacier weather camera available on internet at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
30 ft trees, 45 ft each side of runway centerline, full length.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Runway	Size	Surface
04 / 22	1,480 × 60 ft	Gravel, fair

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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