# Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ / PAOT) **Ralph Wien Memorial Airport** (IATA: OTZ, ICAO: PAOT) is a medium airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,300 ft (1,920 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 116 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: OTZ / PAOT - FAA: OTZ - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Kotzebue, Alaska, United States - Opened: Sep 1947 - Elevation: 15 ft / 5 m - Coordinates: 66.8847, -162.5990 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 6,300 ft / 1,920 m - Instrument procedures: 5 approaches - Passengers: 116,035 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Wien_Memorial_Airport (9 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2061650 - Weather station: PAOT · WMO 70133 - Ident: PAOT ## Timeline - Sep 1947: Ralph Wien Memorial Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09/27 | 6,300 ft / 1,920 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 102° / 282° | yes | | 18/36 | 3,876 ft / 1,181 m | 90 ft / 27 m | Gravel | 194° / 014° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 159,731 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 154,155 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 159,739 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 162,714 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 160,904 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 66,022 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 106,090 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 139,577 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 154,633 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 126,577 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 116,035 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 13 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (13) - [ORV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfno.md) Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · United States · 43 mi / 69 km · Bering Air - [WTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawn.md) Noatak Airport · United States · 48 mi / 77 km · Bering Air - [DRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pade.md) Deering Airport · United States · 57 mi / 91 km · Bering Air - [IAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paik.md) Bob Baker Memorial Airport · United States · 59 mi / 95 km · Bering Air - [BKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabl.md) Buckland Airport · United States · 74 mi / 119 km · Bering Air - [WLK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pask.md) Selawik Airport · United States · 74 mi / 119 km · Bering Air - [KVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavl.md) Kivalina Airport · United States · 78 mi / 126 km · Bering Air - [ABL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafm.md) Ambler Airport · United States · 129 mi / 208 km · Bering Air - [SHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagh.md) Shungnak Airport · United States · 147 mi / 237 km · Bering Air - [PHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papo.md) Point Hope Airport · United States · 150 mi / 241 km · Bering Air - [OBU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paob.md) Kobuk Airport · United States · 155 mi / 249 km · Bering Air - [LUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palu.md) Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport · United States · 165 mi / 266 km · Bering Air - [OME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paom.md) Nome Airport · United States · 183 mi / 294 km · Bering Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OTZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 13 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 116K (2025) | #1,752 of 3,974 | #396 in North America | #265 in US | | Longest runway | 6,300 ft / 1,920 m | =4,241 of 29,858 | =1,115 in North America | =862 in US | | Elevation | 15 ft / 5 m | #41,886 of 43,403 | #18,874 in North America | #15,422 in US | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ASOS | ASOS | 135.450 | | ATIS | ATIS | 135.450 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 119.200 | | CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 | | FSS | KOTZEBUE RDO | 122.200 | | MISC | TWEB | 115.700 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.800 | ## Nearby airports - [ORV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfno.md) Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · 43 mi / 69 km - [WTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawn.md) Noatak Airport · 48 mi / 77 km - [DRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pade.md) Deering Airport · 57 mi / 91 km - [IAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paik.md) Bob Baker Memorial Airport · 59 mi / 95 km - [8AK3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ak3.md) Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip · 67 mi / 108 km - [CDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak75.md) Candle 2 Airport · 70 mi / 113 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Ralph Wien Memorial Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Wien_Memorial_Airport&oldid=1362770209), revision of 6 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot/data