AirportsRalph Wien Memorial Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kotzebue, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OTZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OTZ
- ICAO code
- PAOT
- City
- Kotzebue
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 66.8847° N, 162.5990° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,920 m (6,300 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OTZ means Ralph Wien Memorial Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAOT. 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 66.8847° N, 162.5990° W. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,920 metres (6,300 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 425.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,920 m 6,300 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,158 m 3,800 ft | 27 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik | ORV | 69 km |
| Noatak AirportNoatak | WTK | 77 km |
| Deering AirportDeering | DRG | 91 km |
| Bob Baker Memorial AirportKiana | IAN | 95 km |
| Selawik AirportSelawik | WLK | 119 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,295 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,430 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,290 km | 11 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,769 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,867 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,633 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,018 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,015 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,871 km | 14 h 50 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.
Links
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