- Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
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For the airports located in Oklahoma City, see Wiley Post Airport and Will Rogers World Airport.
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport 
IATA: BRW – ICAO: PABR – FAA LID: BRW Location of airport in Alaska
BRWSummary 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 nearby[3] in a 1935 airplane crash.[4]
Alaska Airlines 737-400 combi aircraft on Barrow 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 illuminate.
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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] .[1][5]
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 Top Destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of BRW
(June 2010 - May 2011) [6]Rank City Passengers Carriers 1 
Anchorage, AK22,000 Alaska, Era Alaska 2 Fairbanks, AK7,000 Alaska 3 Wainwright, AK3,000 Era Alaska 4 Atqasuk, AK2,000 Era Alaska 5 Point Lay, AK1,000 Era Alaska 6 Nuiqsut, AK1,000 Era Alaska 7 Deadhorse, AK1,000 Alaska, Era Alaska Cargo airlines
References
- ^ a b c d e 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 9 miles (14 km) away, at Point Barrow
- ^ "About Barrow." City of Barrow. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ http://www.airnav.com/airport/PABR
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BRW&Airport_Name=Barrow,%20AK:%20Wiley%20Post/Will%20Rogers%20Memorial&carrier=FACTS
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 for PABR
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABR
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BRW
Categories:- WAAS reference stations
- Airports in North Slope Borough, Alaska
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