Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport Explained

Wiley Post–Will Rogers International Airport
Iata:BRW
Icao:PABR
Faa:BRW
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF – Northern Region
Location:Utqiaġvik, Alaska
Elevation-F:44
Elevation-M:13
Coordinates:71.2856°N -156.7661°W
Latm:17
Lats:08
Latns:N -->
Longm:45
Longs:58
Longew:W -->
Pushpin Map:Alaska
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
Pushpin Label:BRW
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:8/26
R1-Length-F:7,100
R1-Length-M:2,164
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:8
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:12,010 (2014)
Stat3-Header:Passengers
Stat3-Data:88,840
Stat4-Header:Freight
Stat4-Data:24,000,000 lbs
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, 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. 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 9miles 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 7100feetx150feetft (xft).[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.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest routes from BRW
(November 2021 – October 2022)
[5] ! Rank! City! Passengers
1Anchorage, AKalign=right 30,020
2Wainwright, AKalign=right 2,430
3Atqasuk, AKalign=right 1,290

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. , effective 5 January 2017
  2. Web site: BRW – Barrow, Alaska (Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport). Great Circle Mapper . 7 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
  3. Web site: About Barrow . City of Barrow . 2012 . 2 February 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20110725173010/http://www.cityofbarrow.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=13 . 25 July 2011 .
  4. Web site: Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Barrow, Alaska, USA . Airnav . 31 May 2012 . 7 June 2012.
  5. Web site: RITA | BTS | Transtats . Transtats.bts.gov . November 2016 . 27 February 2017.