Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
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| IATA: OTZ – ICAO: PAOT – FAA: OTZ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||
| Location | Kotzebue, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 5,900 | 1,798 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 3,876 | 1,181 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2004) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 60,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 52 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (IATA: OTZ, ICAO: PAOT, FAA LID: OTZ) is a state-owned public-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) south of the central business district of Kotzebue, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,480 acres (599 ha) which contains two runways. Runway 9/27 has an asphalt paved surface measuring 5,900 x 150 ft. (1,798 x 46 m) and runway 17/35 has a gravel surface measuring 3,876 x 90 ft. (1,181 x 27 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 60,000 aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day: 62% general aviation, 33% air taxi, 3% scheduled commercial and 2% military. There are 52 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single engine and 23% multi-engine.[1]
[edit] Airlines and non-stop destinations
- Alaska Airlines (Anchorage, Nome)[2]
- Bering Air (Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina, Noatak, Nome, Noorvik, Point Hope, Selawik, Shungnak)[3]
- Frontier Flying Service (Buckland, Fairbanks, Kiana, Kivalina, Noatak, Noorvik, Point Hope, Selawik)[4]
- Hageland Aviation Services (Ambler, Buckland, Noatak, Noorvik, Shungnak)[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for OTZ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ FareCompare: Alaska Airlines non stop direct flights departing Ralph Wien Memorial (OTZ). Retrieved 31-Aug-2007.
- ^ Bering Air: Kotzebue Flight Schedule (PDF). Retrieved 31-Aug-2007.
- ^ Frontier Flying Service: 2007 Timetable (PDF). Retrieved 31-Aug-2007.
- ^ Hageland Aviation Services: Scheduled Flights (PDF). Retrieved 31-Aug-2007.
[edit] External links
- Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
- Ralph Wien Memorial Airport at WikiMapia
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAOT
- ASN accident history for OTZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAOT
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAOT
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for OTZ
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