Utqiaġvik
BRW · PABRWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport
Passengers a year
86.2K
#227 busiest in the U.S.
8
nonstop destinations
8
airlines
9
departures a day
60.8%
load factor
Airlines
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Utqiaġvik, with 80% of all passengers. 8 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Alaska Airlines holds 80% of the airport — the 24th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is KWN at 80%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AS | 79.6% | 68.6K | 1 | 0% |
8V Wright Air Service52% full | 20.0% | 17.2K | 7 | — |
KO Alaska Central Express22% full | 0.2% | 152 | — | — |
8E Bering Air45% full | 0.1% | 90 | — | — |
5V Everts Air Cargo26% full | 0.1% | 79 | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
8 nonstop destinations from Utqiaġvik, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Alaska Airlines
Wainwright (AIN)
2.5K2,512 departing · 49% full
Wright Air Service
Atqasuk (ATK)
1.9K1,872 departing · 55% full
Wright Air Service
Nuiqsut (NUI)
1.8K1,827 departing · 70% full
Wright Air Service
Point Lay (PIZ)
1.3K1,321 departing · 46% full
Wright Air Service
Wright Air Service
Point Hope (PHO)
4242 departing · 29% full
Wright Air Service
Wright Air Service
All nonstop destinations
8 nonstop · 2 airlines · 8 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Utqiaġvik.
Body class · share of departures
Cessna 208 Caravan
2,782 departures · 52% full
86.3%
- Narrowbody
175 departures · 60% full
5.4%
- Narrowbody
121 departures · 65% full
3.8%
- Narrowbody
58 departures · 62% full
1.8%
- Regional
46 departures · 51% full
1.4%
Beech 1900 A
18 departures · 27% full
0.6%
Pilatus PC-12
13 departures · 26% full
0.4%
Piper PA-31
5 departures · 0% full
0.2%
Helio H-250
2 departures · 0% full
0.1%
Beech 200 Super Kingair
2 departures · 45% full
0.1%
When Utqiaġvik is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Jun
Jul
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Sep
Oct
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Dec
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Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak March 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 54,270
- 1991
- 48,390
- 1992
- 49,281
- 1993
- 52,729
- 1994
- 73,911
- 1995
- 74,441
- 1996
- 55,556
- 1997
- 59,064
- 1998
- 58,689
- 1999
- 57,424
- 2000
- 57,462
- 2001
- 54,701
- 2002
- 70,798
- 2003
- 74,742
- 2004
- 70,658
- 2005
- 73,386
- 2006
- 88,142
- 2007
- 99,887
- 2008
- 96,520
- 2009
- 100,289
- 2010
- 111,351
- 2011
- 114,509
- 2012
- 118,628
- 2013
- 134,638
- 2014
- 150,252
- 2015
- 151,438
- 2016
- 129,520
- 2017
- 127,322
- 2018
- 123,397
- 2019
- 127,589
- 2020
- 56,918
- 2021
- 63,354
- 2022
- 75,398
- 2023
- 83,288
- 2024
- 86,763
- 2025
- 87,206
- 2026
- 32,413 so far
Frequently asked
How busy is Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW)?
Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport handled about 86.2K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #227 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 9 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW)?
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Utqiaġvik (BRW), flying about 80% of its passengers. 8 airlines serve Utqiaġvik in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW)?
Utqiaġvik (BRW) has 8 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
What aircraft flies most from Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW)?
The Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures from Utqiaġvik (BRW), about 86% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Utqiaġvik. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).