AirportsWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Utqiaġvik, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BRW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BRW
- ICAO code
- PABR
- City
- Utqiaġvik
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 71.2854° N, 156.7660° W
- Elevation
- 13 m (44 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,164 m (7,100 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BRW means Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PABR. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 71.2854° N, 156.7660° W. It stands 13 metres (44 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,164 metres (7,100 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 329.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,164 m 7,100 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial AirportAtqasuk | ATK | 94 km |
| Wainwright AirportWainwright | AIN | 137 km |
| Nuiqsut AirportNuiqsut | NUI | 243 km |
| Point Lay LRRS AirportPoint Lay | PIZ | 289 km |
| Deadhorse AirportDeadhorse | SCC | 327 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,156 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,284 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,995 km | 11 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,237 km | 8 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,528 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,723 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,194 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,352 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,390 km | 15 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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