Barter Island Airport
BTI · PABA · Barter Island, Alaska · Upper Yukon County · map
Barter Island Airport is a public-use airport owned by North Slope Borough, 1 mile nne of Barter Island, Alaska, 55 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 4,500 feet of gravel. The FAA counts about 3,350 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,836 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Barter Island Airport?
Its FAA code is BTI, and its ICAO code is PABA.
Where is Barter Island Airport?
It is 1 mile nne of Barter Island, Alaska, 55 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Barter Island Airport?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 4,500 feet long, gravel.
Does Barter Island Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Barter Island Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Fairbanks International, Deadhorse, Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial, Anaktuvuk Pass, Ted Stevens Anchorage International. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Barter Island Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BTI · ICAO PABA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- North Slope Borough
- Elevation
- 55 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- September to May, every day, 6:00 am to 12:00 am; June to August, every day, 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Point Barrow sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,500 × 100 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 15 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 | |
| Barter Island Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 120.6 | |
| Bti and aWOS-3P | 121.450 | |
| Barter Island Rco | 122.0 | Barter Island |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-640-2124.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Not required under far 157.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25; runway end identifier lights runways 07 and 25 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 07 and 25 operates continuously.
- Runway unmnt; recommended visual insp prior to landing.
- Gulls, waterfowl and bears in the vicinity of airport SPRING-FALL.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 840 departures from BTI in those twelve months, carrying 2,515 passengers in 6,375 seats (39% filled), to 15 destinations on 6 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barter Island → Fairbanks International BTI–FAI | 462 | 1,580 | Tatonduk Outfitters..., Wright Air Service, Warbelow and 1 more |
| Barter Island → Deadhorse BTI–SCC | 311 | 743 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow, Junipogo, LLC and 2 more |
| Barter Island → Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial BTI–BRW | 24 | 111 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Alaska Central Express |
| Barter Island → Anaktuvuk Pass BTI–AKP | 8 | 19 | Tatonduk Outfitters..., Wright Air Service, Lynden Air Cargo Airlines |
| Barter Island → Ted Stevens Anchorage International BTI–ANC | 8 | 0 | Tatonduk Outfitters..., Lynden Air Cargo Airlines, Alaska Central Express |
| Barter Island → Webster Nolf BTI–NUI | 8 | 32 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| Barter Island → Arctic Village BTI–ARC | 5 | 9 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| Barter Island → Fort Yukon BTI–FYU | 4 | 7 | Tatonduk Outfitters... |
All 15 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,350, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 800 |
| military | 50 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Barter Island from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Barter Island, AK as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
- Fairbanks International (FAI) 462 flights in twelve months · Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo, Wright Air Service
- Deadhorse (SCC) 311 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial (BRW) 24 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) 8 flights in twelve months · Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo, Wright Air Service
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 8 flights in twelve months · Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo, Lynden Air Cargo Airlines
- Webster Nolf (NUI) 8 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Arctic Village (ARC) 5 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Fort Yukon (FYU) 4 flights in twelve months · Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BTI.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.