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Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
IATA: OTZ – ICAO: PAOT – FAA LID: OTZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves Kotzebue, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 66°53′05″N 162°35′55″W / 66.88472°N 162.59861°W / 66.88472; -162.59861
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,900 1,798 Asphalt
17/35 3,876 1,181 Gravel
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations 59,860
Based aircraft 52
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (IATA: OTZ, ICAO: PAOT, FAA LID: OTZ) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district of Kotzebue, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Facilities and aircraft

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,480 acres (599 ha) which contains two runways. Runway 9/27 has an asphalt paved surface measuring 5,900 x 150 ft (1,798 x 46 m) and runway 17/35 has a gravel surface measuring 3,876 x 90 ft (1,181 x 27 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 11, 2008, the airport had 59,860 aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day: 62% general aviation, 33% air taxi, 3% scheduled commercial and 2% military. There are 52 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single engine and 23% multi-engine.

Airlines and non-stop destinations

  • Alaska Airlines (Anchorage, Nome)
  • Bering Air (Ambler, Buckland, Deering, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk, Noatak, Nome, Noorvik, Point Hope, Selawik, Shungnak)
  • Everts Air
  • Frontier Flying Service
  • Hageland Aviation Services (Noatak, Noorvik, Selawik, Kiana, Deering, Point Hope, Ambler)


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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2006-02-16

Airport Identifier:

OTZ

Longitude/Latitude:

162-35-54.7790W/66-53-04.8370N
-162.598550/66.884677 (Estimated)

Elevation:

11 ft / 3.35 m (Surveyed)

Land:

1480 acres

From nearest city:

1 nautical miles S of Kotzebue, AK

Location:

Kobuk County, AK

Magnetic Variation:

19E (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

St Of Ak Dotpf-n Reg

Address:

2301 Peger Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99701

Phone number:

907-451-5250

Manager:

Kenny Gallahorn

Address:

Box 55
Kotzebue, AK 99752

Phone number:

907-442-3147

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

Yes

Control Tower:

No

Attendance Schedule:

ALL/ALL/0600-2100

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 08/26 & MIRL RY 17/35 OPERS 0800-2345 OTR HRS ACTVT - CTAF.
ACTVT REIL & VASI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Nome

Region:

AAL - Alaska

Boundary ARTCC:

ZAN - Anchorage

Tie-in FSS:

OTZ - Kotzebue

FSS on Airport:

Yes

FSS Phone:

907-442-3310

FSS Toll Free:

1-478-7460

Alternate FSS:

FAI - Fairbanks

Alt. FSS Toll Free:

1-866-248-6516

NOTAMs Facility:

OTZ (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Certification type/date:

I BS 5/1973

Federal Agreements:

NGSY

Airport Communications

CTAF:

123.600

Unicom:

122.800 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100 A

Airframe Repair:

MINOR

Power Plant Repair:

MINOR

Bottled Oxygen:

NONE

Bulk Oxygen:

NONE

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimension:

5900 x 150 ft / 1798.3 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 100000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 128000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 240000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High
& 17/35 LGTS EXTEND 30 INCHES ABOVE GND.

 

Runway 08

Runway 26

Longitude:

162-36-33.7170W

162-34-09.1070W

Latitude:

66-53-21.9660N

66-53-10.0990N

Elevation:

10.00 ft

11.00 ft

Alignment:

102

127

ILS Type:

ILS/DME

 

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

0.00 ft

57.00 ft

VASI:

4-box on left side

4-box on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

0.00°

3.50°

RVR Equipment:

touchdown

 

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

Yes

Obstruction:

15 ft road, 30.0 ft from runway
ROAD 30 FT FROM THR.

38 ft hill, 800.0 ft from runway, 15:1 slope to clear

 

Runway 17/35

Dimension:

3800 x 90 ft / 1158.2 x 27.4 m

Surface:

GRAVEL, Fair Condition

Edge Lights:

Medium
& 17/35 LGTS EXTEND 30 INCHES ABOVE GND.

 

Runway 17

Runway 35

Longitude:

162-36-33.5890W

162-36-57.0370W

Latitude:

66-53-06.4790N

66-52-29.2710N

Elevation:

8.00 ft

8.00 ft

Alignment:

127

14

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Obstruction:

15 ft road, 400.0 ft from runway, 26:1 slope to clear

15 ft , 50:1 slope to clear

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

HHM

NDB

Hotham

 

356.00

19E

1.3 nm

OQK

NDB/DME

Noatak

039X

414.00

19E

42.2 nm

OTZ

VOR/DME

Kotzebue

104X

115.70

19E

1.4 nm

Remarks

  • UNCTLD VEHICULAR TFC CROSSING ADJACENT TO RWY 08.
  • NO SNOW REMOVAL OR DEICING BETWEEN HRS OF 2100-0600.
  • SNOW REMOVAL/ICE REMOVAL & ARPT HAZARDOUS REPORTING ONLY PERFORMED DURING DUTY HRS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT IN WRITING WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT.UNCONTROLLED VEH ACCESS TO RY 17/35.
  • RY 17/35 ACFT OPERATIONS GREATER THAN 49 FT WINGSPAN APPROVED WITH PPR FROM AMGR.
  • PARKING AREA NOT LGTD.
  • RY COND REPORTS WILL REFLECT CONDS DURING DAY OPERS ONLY 0700-2000.
  • TWYS AND RAMPS HAVE NUMEROUS DIPS AND ROUGH SURFACES.
  • REVIEW OF ROAD LOCATION /PENDING/.

 

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

52

Single Engine Airplanes:

40

Multi Engine Airplanes:

12

Major Carriers Serving This Airport

Alaska Airlines

100.0%

Most Popular Destinations

Nome (OME)

66.7%

Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl (ANC)

33.3%

Most Popular Aircraft

N747AS

16.7%

N746AS

16.3%

N741AS

15.9%

N745AS

14.1%

N730AS

10.5%

N742AS

10.1%

000000

6.9%

N740AS

6.2%

N754AS

1.1%

N779AS

0.7%

Operational Statistics

Aircraft Operations:

170/Day

Air Carrier:

3.2%

Air Taxi:

32.3%

General Aviation Local:

11.3%

General Aviation Itinerant:

48.4%

Military:

1.6%

 

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

Address: Kobuk County, AK

Tel: 907-451-5250, 907-442-3147


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General Info
Country United States
State ALASKA
FAA ID OTZ
Latitude 66-53-04.837N
Longitude 162-35-54.779W
Elevation 11 feet
Near City KOTZEBUE


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