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Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport |
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IATA: BRW – ICAO: PABR – FAA LID: BRW |
Summary |
Airport type |
Public |
Owner |
State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Location |
Barrow, Alaska |
Elevation AMSL |
44 ft / 13 m |
Coordinates |
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Map |
Location of Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport |
Runways |
Direction |
Length |
Surface |
ft |
m |
7/25 |
7,100 |
2,164 |
Asphalt |
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Statistics (2010) |
Aircraft operations |
12,010 |
Based aircraft |
8 |
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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 Barrow, a city in 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]
Alaska Airlines 737-400 combi aircraft at Post/Rogers Memorial Airport, December 2007. Note that it is
twilight. Even though the sun does not rise in December, it gets close enough to the horizon to provide illumination.
Facilities and aircraft
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport has one asphalt paved runway (7/25) measuring 7,100 ft × 150 ft (2,164 m × 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 fewer than 1% military. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 1 jet, 3 helicopters, 1 multi-engine, and 3 single-engine.[1][4]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Statistics
Top Destinations
Busiest domestic routes from BRW (June 2010 – May 2011)[5]
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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for BRW (Form 5010 PDF), effective 13 January 2011
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