Kotzebue
OTZ · PAOTRalph Wien Memorial Airport
Passengers a year
119.9K
#225 busiest in the U.S.
13
nonstop destinations
10
airlines
22
departures a day
44.9%
load factor
Airlines
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Kotzebue, with 57% of all passengers. 10 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Alaska Airlines holds 57% of the airport — the 54th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is DRO at 58%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AS | 57.4% | 68.9K | 1 | -2.1% |
8E Bering Air42% full | 42.5% | 51K | 12 | -2.5% |
7S Ryan Air2% full | 0.0% | 34 | — | — |
5V Everts Air Cargo28% full | 0.0% | 10 | — | — |
KAT Katmai Air23% full | 0.0% | 10 | — | — |
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
13 nonstop destinations from Kotzebue, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Alaska Airlines
Noorvik (ORV)
3.4K3,381 departing · 46% full
Bering Air
Point Hope (PHO)
3.3K3,271 departing · 45% full
Bering Air
Selawik (WLK)
3.2K3,156 departing · 39% full
Bering Air
Noatak (WTK)
2.9K2,878 departing · 41% full
Bering Air
Buckland (BKC)
2.6K2,592 departing · 46% full
Bering Air
Kivalina (KVL)
2.1K2,103 departing · 44% full
Bering Air
Kiana (IAN)
1.9K1,862 departing · 38% full
Bering Air
Ambler (ABL)
1.8K1,805 departing · 47% full
Bering Air
Deering (DRG)
1.3K1,264 departing · 38% full
Bering Air
All nonstop destinations
13 nonstop · 2 airlines · 13 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Kotzebue.
Body class · share of departures
Cessna C208B
6,554 departures · 43% full
80.6%
Cessna Skycourier 408
707 departures · 0% full
8.7%
- Regional
324 departures · 69% full
4.0%
- Narrowbody
186 departures · 31% full
2.3%
- Narrowbody
152 departures · 39% full
1.9%
Cessna 208 Caravan
95 departures · 1% full
1.2%
Beech 1900 A
47 departures · 46% full
0.6%
Casa/Nurtanio C212 Aviocar
21 departures · 0% full
0.3%
Cessna C206
19 departures · 27% full
0.2%
- Narrowbody
12 departures · 28% full
0.1%
When Kotzebue is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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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
- 69,857
- 1991
- 71,607
- 1992
- 89,044
- 1993
- 88,644
- 1994
- 97,207
- 1995
- 86,107
- 1996
- 71,139
- 1997
- 67,097
- 1998
- 70,093
- 1999
- 80,090
- 2000
- 86,695
- 2001
- 83,426
- 2002
- 137,358
- 2003
- 149,167
- 2004
- 161,824
- 2005
- 154,375
- 2006
- 160,605
- 2007
- 165,895
- 2008
- 172,646
- 2009
- 151,298
- 2010
- 162,746
- 2011
- 165,467
- 2012
- 172,167
- 2013
- 161,852
- 2014
- 150,478
- 2015
- 159,731
- 2016
- 154,155
- 2017
- 159,739
- 2018
- 162,714
- 2019
- 160,904
- 2020
- 66,022
- 2021
- 106,090
- 2022
- 139,577
- 2023
- 154,633
- 2024
- 126,577
- 2025
- 116,034
- 2026
- 70,530 so far
Frequently asked
How busy is Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)?
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport handled about 119.9K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #225 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 22 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)?
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Kotzebue (OTZ), flying about 57% of its passengers. 10 airlines serve Kotzebue in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)?
Kotzebue (OTZ) has 13 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
What aircraft flies most from Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)?
The Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures from Kotzebue (OTZ), about 81% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Kotzebue. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).