Whittier, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States

Whittier is in the Chugach School District and has one school serving around 35 students from preschool through high school.
Transportation
Access to Whittier may be accomplished by various modes. There is a harbor and a deepwater port used by cruise ships and the Alaska Marine Highway. Whittier has one aircraft runway designated 3/21 with a gravel surface measuring 1,480 by 58 feet (451 x 18 m).There are no other facilities and the runway is not maintained in winter. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 700 aircraft operations, an average of 58 per month: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi.At that time there were two single-engine aircraft based at this airport. The runway was 500 feet longer but was damaged by the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. The city also operates a seaplane dock. By land, access is through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel.