Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport

For the airports located in Oklahoma City, see Wiley Post Airport and Will Rogers World Airport.
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
IATA: BRW – ICAO: PABR – FAA LID: BRW
BRW
Location of airport in Alaska
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Location Barrow, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 44 ft / 13 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 12,010
Based aircraft 8
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (IATA: BRW, ICAO: PABR, FAA LID: BRW)[2]; also referred to as Post/Rogers Memorial Airport, is a public airport located in Barrow, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It 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 nearby[3] in a 1935 airplane crash.[4]

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Facilities and aircraft

Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport has one asphalt paved runway (6/24) measuring 6,500 x 150 ft. (1,981 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending January 11, 2011, the airport had 12,010 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 50% air taxi, 37% general aviation, 12% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 3 single-engine and 1 multi-engine and 1 jet and 3 helicopters.[1] .[1][5]

Airlines and non-stop destinations

Airlines Destinations
Alaska Airlines Anchorage, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, Fairbanks
Era Alaska Anchorage, Atqasuk, Barter Island, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, Point Lay, Wainwright

Top Destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of BRW
(June 2010 - May 2011) [6]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Anchorage, AK 22,000 Alaska, Era Alaska
2 Fairbanks, AK 7,000 Alaska
3 Wainwright, AK 3,000 Era Alaska
4 Atqasuk, AK 2,000 Era Alaska
5 Point Lay, AK 1,000 Era Alaska
6 Nuiqsut, AK 1,000 Era Alaska
7 Deadhorse, AK 1,000 Alaska, Era Alaska

Cargo airlines

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for BRW (Form 5010 PDF), effective 13 January 2011
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: BRW - Barrow, Alaska (Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport)
  3. ^ About 9 miles (14 km) away, at Point Barrow
  4. ^ "About Barrow." City of Barrow. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  5. ^ http://www.airnav.com/airport/PABR
  6. ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BRW&Airport_Name=Barrow,%20AK:%20Wiley%20Post/Will%20Rogers%20Memorial&carrier=FACTS

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