Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, (IATA: BRW, ICAO: PABR, FAA LID: BRW) often referred to as Post/Rogers Memorial, is a public airport located in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), the largest city and borough seat of the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] The airport is owned by the state.[1] Situated on the Chukchi Sea at a latitude of 71.29°N, the airport is the farthest north of any in US territory. The airport is named after American humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post, both of whom died about 9 mi (14 km) away at Point Barrow in a 1935 airplane crash.[3]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Location | Utqiaġvik, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 44 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 71°17′08″N 156°45′58″W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport has one asphalt paved runway (8/26) measuring 7,100 ft × 150 ft (2,164 m × 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending 11 January 2011, the airport had 12,010 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 50% air taxi, 37% general aviation, 12% scheduled commercial and fewer than 1% military. At that time there were eight aircraft based at this airport: one jet, three helicopters, one multi-engine, and three single-engine.[1][4]
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Airlines | Destinations |
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Alaska Airlines | Anchorage[5] |
Wright Air Service | Atqasuk, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, Nuiqsut, Point Lay, Wainwright[6] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Alaska Airlines | 41,960 |
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Anchorage, AK | 19,200 | Alaska |
2 | Fairbanks, AK | 1,630 | Alaska |
3 | Deadhorse, AK | 390 | Alaska |
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