Kotzebue
OTZ · PAOTRalph Wien Memorial Airport
Passengers a year
118.3K
#225 busiest in the U.S.
13
nonstop destinations
10
airlines
22
departures a day
43.1%
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 55th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is HDN at 57%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AS | 57.1% | 67.5K | 1 | -0.5% |
8E Bering Air41% full | 42.8% | 50.7K | 12 | -4.3% |
7S Ryan Air4% full | 0.0% | 51 | — | — |
KAT Katmai Air23% full | 0.0% | 10 | — | — |
KO Alaska Central Express63% 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
Point Hope (PHO)
3.3K3,328 departing · 46% full
Bering Air
Noorvik (ORV)
3.3K3,294 departing · 46% full
Bering Air
Selawik (WLK)
3.2K3,150 departing · 39% full
Bering Air
Noatak (WTK)
2.8K2,824 departing · 41% full
Bering Air
Buckland (BKC)
2.6K2,589 departing · 46% full
Bering Air
Kivalina (KVL)
2K2,049 departing · 43% full
Bering Air
Kiana (IAN)
1.9K1,914 departing · 39% full
Bering Air
Ambler (ABL)
1.7K1,748 departing · 46% full
Bering Air
Deering (DRG)
1.2K1,227 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
6,566 departures · 42% full
81.0%
Cessna Skycourier 408
697 departures · 0% full
8.6%
- Regional
327 departures · 67% full
4.0%
- Narrowbody
223 departures · 31% full
2.8%
- Narrowbody
117 departures · 35% full
1.4%
Cessna 208 Caravan
75 departures · 2% full
0.9%
Beech 1900 A
44 departures · 51% full
0.5%
Cessna C206
15 departures · 34% full
0.2%
Casa/Nurtanio C212 Aviocar
14 departures · 0% full
0.2%
- Narrowbody
13 departures · 28% full
0.2%
When Kotzebue is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
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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
- 47,974 so far
Frequently asked
How busy is Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)?
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport handled about 118.3K 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 June 2025 – May 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).