Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport Guide

Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport serves Utqiagvik, formerly Barrow, the northernmost city in the United States. It lies on Alaska's North Slope, above the Arctic Circle, and no road connects the town to the rest of the state. Air travel is the main way in and out. The airport is named for aviator Wiley Post and humorist Will Rogers, who died in a plane crash near Point Barrow in 1935.

The airport has a single asphalt runway, 8/26, measuring 7,100 by 150 feet. It is a non-hub primary commercial service airport owned by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Northern Region. The FAA counted about 43,400 passenger enplanements in 2024, up from about 41,600 in 2023. It is not towered, and the FAA lists it as closed to airline aircraft with more than 30 passenger seats unless the airport manager gives written permission.

Alaska Airlines operates the scheduled link to Anchorage. Wright Air Service flies small aircraft to nearby North Slope communities, including Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Point Lay, Wainwright and Deadhorse. Winter brings extended darkness, low temperatures and fog, which can delay or cancel flights.