Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport

(Redirected from Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport) Airport serving Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States For the airports located in Oklahoma City, see Wiley Post Airport and Will Rogers World Airport. For the seaplane base in Seattle, see Will Rogers–Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base.

Wiley Post–Will Rogers International Airport

The airport's terminal, as viewed from an Alaska Airlines aircraft on the tarmac

IATA: BRW
ICAO: PABR
FAA LID: BRW

Summary

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 / 71.28556°N 156.76611°W / 71.28556; -156.76611

Maps

Airport diagram

BRWLocation of Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
8/26	7,100	2,164	Asphalt

Statistics (2015)

Aircraft operations	12,010 (2014)
Based aircraft	8
Passengers	88,840
Freight	24,000,000 lbs

Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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. The airport is owned by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. Situated on the Chukchi Sea at a latitude of 71.29°N, it is the northernmost airport in United States 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.

Facilities and aircraft

Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport has one asphalt paved runway (8/26) measuring 7,100 ft × 150 ft (2,164 m × 46 m).

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.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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Airlines	Destinations
Alaska Airlines	Anchorage
Wright Air Service	Atqasuk, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, Nuiqsut, Point Lay, Wainwright

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Statistics

Carrier shares (November 2019 – October 2020)
Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Alaska Airlines	41,960

Top destinations

Busiest routes from BRW
(November 2021 – October 2022)
Rank	City	Passengers
1	Anchorage, AK	30,020
2	Wainwright, AK	2,430
3	Atqasuk, AK	1,290

References

^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for BRW PDF, effective 5 January 2017
"BRW – Barrow, Alaska (Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport)". Great Circle Mapper. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
"About Barrow". City of Barrow. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
"Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Barrow, Alaska, USA". Airnav. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
Alaska Airlines. "Flight Timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017. (retrieved 8 January 2017)
Wright destinations Retrieved Sep 12, 2022.
^ "RITA | BTS | Transtats". Transtats.bts.gov. November 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

External links

Media related to Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport at Wikimedia Commons

FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
National Weather Service Barrow, Alaska Archived 18 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BRW
- AirNav airport information for PABR
- ASN accident history for BRW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABR
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BRW

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v t e Utqiaġvik, Alaska (formerly Barrow)
Landmarks	Point Barrow Refuge Station
Education	North Slope Borough SD Barrow HS Iḷisaġvik College (North Slope Higher Education Center)
Transportation	Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
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