Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
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IATA: BRW – ICAO: PABR – FAA LID: BRW
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| 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 (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] 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 about 9 miles (14 km) away, at Point Barrow in a 1935 airplane crash.[3]
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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]
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][4]
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Top Destinations
| 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 |
[edit] Cargo airlines
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for BRW (Form 5010 PDF), effective 13 January 2011
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: BRW - Barrow, Alaska (Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport)
- ^ "About Barrow". City of Barrow. 2012. http://www.cityofbarrow.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=13. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.airnav.com/airport/PABR
- ^ Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) (May 2011). "Barrow, AK: Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial (BRW)". U.S. Department of Transportation. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BRW&Airport_Name=Barrow,%20AK:%20Wiley%20Post/Will%20Rogers%20Memorial&carrier=FACTS. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
[edit] External links
- 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
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABR
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BRW
