Ralph Wien Memorial
OTZ · PAOT · Kotzebue, Alaska · Northwest Arctic County · map
Ralph Wien Memorial is a public-use airport, 1 mile south of Kotzebue, Alaska, 15 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 6,300 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A) and about 43 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 60,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 60,806 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Ralph Wien Memorial?
Its FAA code is OTZ, and its ICAO code is PAOT.
Where is Ralph Wien Memorial?
It is 1 mile south of Kotzebue, Alaska, 15 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ralph Wien Memorial?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 6,300 feet long.
Does Ralph Wien Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ralph Wien Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Ralph Wien Memorial?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Point Hope, Selawik, Noorvik, Noatak. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OTZ · ICAO PAOT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Wednesday to Monday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,300 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 3,876 × 90 ft | Gravel, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 400 ft, 5,900 ft available for landing, road 15 ft high 30 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, 5,900 ft available for landing, hill 38 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 18: road 15 ft high 400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Otz and flight Service · Kotzebue and rco | 123.6 | Kotzebue |
| UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Kotzebue and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.2 | |
| Otz and flight Service · Kotzebue and rco | 120.3 | Kotzebue |
| Otz and flight Service · Kotzebue and rco | 121.5 | Kotzebue |
| Otz and flight Service · Kotzebue and rco | 122.2 | Kotzebue |
| Otz and automated weather (ASOS) · Otz and flight Service | 135.45 | Kotzebue · Afis frequency 135.45. |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-931-5182.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Also here
- cargo handling
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
- Closed to air carrier operations more than 30 passenger seats except prior permission required in writing - amgr box 55 Kotzebue AK 99752.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 on 7:00 am to 12:00 am; otr time - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 09 and 27 on continuously.
- Safety area non standard. Locked wheel turns NA.
- Air carrier operations more than 30 passenger seats NA. wingspan gtr than 49 feet prior permission required - amgr. Uncontrolled vehicle aces.
- Road 430 feet from threshold; vehicle height ltd to 13 feet.
- Ireg surface 1175 feet east of threshold.
- Airport services available 7:00 am to 8:00 pm; aft hour - amgr.
- Parking area unlighted. Transient parking - flight service.
- Taxiways and ramps have nmrs dips and rough surfaces.
- Sand lrgr gradation than FAA recommended/see AC150/5200-30.
- Nmrs 330 feet wind turbine towers 3.5 MI southeast.
- Birds and waterfowl in the vicinity of airport.
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 9,873 departures from OTZ in those twelve months, carrying 59,913 passengers in 137,889 seats (43% filled), to 33 destinations on 12 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Wien Memorial → Ted Stevens Anchorage International OTZ–ANC | 1,390 | 34,176 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Horizon Air, Northern Air Cargo Inc. and 4 more |
| Ralph Wien Memorial → Point Hope OTZ–PHO | 1,196 | 3,413 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Lynden Air Cargo Airlines and 2 more |
| Ralph Wien Memorial → Selawik OTZ–WLK | 1,149 | 3,318 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Ralph Wien Memorial → Noorvik OTZ–ORV | 1,000 | 3,521 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Ralph Wien Memorial → Noatak OTZ–WTK | 963 | 3,036 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Ralph Wien Memorial → Buckland OTZ–BKC | 840 | 2,730 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Ralph Wien Memorial → Kivalina OTZ–KVL | 744 | 2,261 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Ralph Wien Memorial → Bob Baker Memorial OTZ–IAN | 631 | 1,973 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
All 33 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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 37 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
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 60,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,000 |
| air taxi and commuter | 20,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 30,000 |
| general aviation, local | 7,000 |
| military | 1,000 |
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 Kotzebue from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Kotzebue, Alaska: 28 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Kotzebue:
- Arctic Backcountry Flying Service LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Arctic Backcountry Flying Service is an air taxi operator based in Kotzebue, Alaska.
- Baker Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Arctic Alaska Helicopters, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 22 since 1982, 1 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
- Aircraft registered in Kotzebue 31 aircraft · 28 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprops
- Baker Leasing LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Arctic Backcountry Flying Service LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Arctic Backcountry Flying Service LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Baker Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Arctic Alaska Helicopters, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 1,390 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Horizon Air
- Point Hope (PHO) 1,196 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Selawik (WLK) 1,149 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Noorvik (ORV) 1,000 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Noatak (WTK) 963 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Buckland (BKC) 840 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Kivalina (KVL) 744 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Bob Baker Memorial (IAN) 631 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 22 since 1982 · 1 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
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/OTZ.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.