Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
8/26 | 7,100 | 2,164 | Asphalt |
Aircraft operations | 12,010 (2014) |
---|---|
Based aircraft | 8 |
Passengers | 88,840 |
Freight | 24,000,000 lbs |
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]
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).[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]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
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.
Statistics
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
---|---|
Alaska Airlines | 41,960 |
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers |
---|---|---|
1 | Anchorage, AK | 30,020 |
2 | Wainwright, AK | 2,430 |
3 | Atqasuk, AK | 1,290 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b "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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