Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
Airport serving Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
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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 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 Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.[1] Situated on the Chukchi Sea at a latitude of 71.29°N, it is the northernmost airport in United States territory.
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The airport's terminal, as viewed from an Alaska Airlines aircraft on the tarmac | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF – Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Location | Utqiaġvik, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 44 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 71°17′08″N 156°45′58″W | ||||||||||
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 Airport diagram | |||||||||||
  BRW Location of Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
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]
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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 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 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 |
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| Alaska Airlines | Anchorage[5] |
| Wright Air Service | Atqasuk, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, Nuiqsut, Point Lay, Wainwright[6] |
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Alaska Airlines |
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers |
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| 1 |  Anchorage, AK |
30,020 |
| 2 | Wainwright, AK |
2,430 |
| 3 | Atqasuk, AK |
1,290 |
