Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport
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| Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport | |||
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| IATA: BRW – ICAO: PABR – FAA: BRW | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||
| Location | Barrow, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 44 ft / 13 m | ||
| Coordinates | 71°17′08″N 156°45′58″W / 71.28556°N 156.76611°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 6,500 | 1,981 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006/2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 11,750/12,010 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport (IATA: BRW, ICAO: PABR, FAA LID: BRW)[2] 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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[edit] 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]
In 2005 the airport had 11,750 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 51% air taxi, 38% general aviation, 10% scheduled commercial and <1% military.[1] In 2009 the total aircraft operations were 12,010, of which 50% (6,000) were air taxi, 29% (3,500) were general aviation (local), and 12% (1,460) were scheduled commercial flights.[5]
[edit] Airlines and non-stop destinations
- Alaska Airlines (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Prudhoe Bay)
- Era Aviation (Anchorage)
- Frontier Flying Service (Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Point Lay, Wainwright)[6]
- Hageland Aviation Services (Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Wainwright)[7]
[edit] Cargo airlines
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for BRW (Form 5010 PDF), effective 5 July 2007
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: BRW - Barrow, Alaska (Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport)
- ^ About 9 miles (14 km) away, at Point Barrow
- ^ "About Barrow." City of Barrow. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=BRW Barrow Airport information page
- ^ Frontier Flying Service: 2007 Timetable (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2007
- ^ Hageland Aviation Services: Scheduled Flights (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2007
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- National Weather Service Barrow, Alaska
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PABR
- ASN accident history for BRW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PABR
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABR
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BRW
