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PAOT · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

ICAO · US · 22 NTSB events

ID PAOT Elev 14 ft Lat 66° 53.08' N Lon 162° 35.94' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,300 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 102° 6,300 ft 150 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
27 282° 6,300 ft 150 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
17 194° 3,800 ft 90 ft GVL Yes —
35 014° 3,800 ft 90 ft GVL Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 135.450
  • ASOS ASOS 135.450
  • CTAF CTAF 123.600
  • CNTR ANCHORAGE CNTR 119.200
  • FSS KOTZEBUE RDO 122.200
  • MISC TWEB 115.700
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.800

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  • NDB HHM

    Hotham

    0.36 MHz · BOTH · MEDIUM

  • VOR-DME OTZ

    Kotzebue

    115.70 MHz · DME 115.70 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 35 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 & 27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 09 & 27—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and waterfowl invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (35 sentences)
  • ·ALASKA 153 KOTZEBUE RALPH WIEN MEML (OTZ)(PAOT) 1 S UTC–9(–8DT) N66º53.09´ W162º35.89´ 15 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE OTZ RWY 09–27: H6300X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–100, D–128, 2S–162, 2D–240 PCR 713 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.3º TCH 46´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: 3876X90 (GRVL) MIRL RWY 18: Road.
  • ·RWY 09: TORA–6300 TODA–6300 ASDA–6300 LDA–5900 RWY 27: TORA–5900 TODA–5900 ASDA–5900 LDA–5900
  • ·HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 18–36 on 1600–0900Z‡; otr time—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 09 & 27 on consly.
  • ·Attended Wed–Mon 1600–0400Z‡.
  • ·Nmrs 330 ft wind turbine twrs 3.5 mi SE.
  • ·Arpt svcs avbl 1600–0500Z‡; aft hr – amgr.
  • ·Clsd to acr ops more than 30 pax seats exc PPR in writing – amgr, Box 55, Kotzebue, AK 99752.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 acr ops more than 30 pax seats NA.
  • ·Wingspan gtr than 49 ft PPR – amgr.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 safety area non std.
  • ·Rwy end 09: Road 430 ft fm thr; vehicle hgt ltd to 13 ft.
  • ·Rwy end 09: Ireg sfc 1175 ft E of thr.
  • ·Twys & ramps have nmrs dips & rough sfcs.
  • ·Rwys, twys, and ramps edge lgts extd 30 in abv gnd.
  • ·Twy Ireg sfc Twy E 175 ft SW.
  • ·Sand lrgr gradation than FAA rcmdd /see AC150/5200–30.
  • ·TSA regulated: See 49 CFR 1542; all gates & doors secured all times; info—amgr.
  • ·See Area Notices—Vehicle Control Procedures.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-442-3147
  • ·ASOS 135.45 (907) 931–5182.
  • ·CTAF 123.6 AFIS 135.45 (1600–0900Z‡; OT Fairbanks FSS) UNICOM 122.8 FSS OTZ (KOTZEBUE RCO) 1600–0900Z‡; OT ctc Fairbanks FSS.
  • ·KOTZEBUE RADIO 120.3 121.5 122.2 123.6 (LAA 123.6) ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.2 263.0
  • ·KOTZEBUE (H) (H) VORW/DME 115.7 OTZ Chan 104 N66º53.14´ W162º32.40´ 253º 1.4 NM to fld. 121/15E.
  • ·HOTHAM NDB (HW) 356 HHM N66º54.08´ W162º33.86´ 208º 1.3 NM to fld. 11/11E.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.7 I–OTZ Chan 44 Rwy 09.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For local call to Kotzebue FSS dial 907–442–3310.

+ 5 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · OTZ

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

22 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=22

  • Other 6
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Loss of control 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-09-25 Cessna 180E · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2007-06-28 Piper PA-31 · Other · day →
2005-09-02 Cessna 207 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2003-03-02 Cessna 208 · Weather · IMC · day →
2000-06-24 Piper PA-18 · Stall / spin · day →
1997-03-15 Piper PA-31-350 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2019-09-20 De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1 · Ground collision · day →
2003-04-16 Piper PA-32-300 · CFIT · day →
2002-02-14 Boeing 727-100 · Ground collision · day →
2001-08-13 Maule M-6-235 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2000-02-21 Piper PA-31-T3 · CFIT · IMC · day →
1998-12-23 Cessna 207 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1996-01-27 Cessna 206 · Other · VMC · day →
1994-10-15 Cessna A185F · Ground collision · day →
1994-05-31 Piper PA-18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1992-04-04 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · IMC · day →
1992-04-02 Cessna U206G · Other · VMC · day →
1989-12-11 Cessna 402 · Other · night →
1989-04-03 Piper PA-18 · Birdstrike · day →
1988-12-21 Cessna 207 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1986-08-04 Navion D-16 · Other · day →
1982-09-13 Cessna A185F · Weather · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 386 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 386 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 450 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 466 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 466 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 466 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 472 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 472 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 478 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 488 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
John August Walker Kotzebue AK 3 nm
James Robert Dau Kotzebue AK 3 nm
David William Olson Nome AK 159 nm
Andrew Thomas Smircich Nome AK 159 nm
Ryan Edward Woehler Nome AK 159 nm
Benjamin Stratton Rowe Nome AK 159 nm
Timothy Todd Daniels Unalakleet AK 185 nm
Bradley Dale Scotton Galena AK 191 nm
Justin Wayne Zimmerman Galena AK 191 nm
Brett Scott Gibbens Mc Grath AK 286 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John August Walker Kotzebue AK 3 nm
David William Shrader Kotzebue AK 3 nm
Eric David Sieh Kotzebue AK 3 nm
Steven Lee Cantine Kotzebue AK 3 nm
Colton David Sieh Kotzebue AK 3 nm
Randy Allen Scherer Kotzebue AK 3 nm
Hiram W Walker Kotzebue AK 3 nm
Tim M Tessier Kotzebue AK 3 nm
Shawn David Nelson Kotzebue AK 3 nm
Johnny Ja Ku Kotzebue AK 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 382 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 473 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 475 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 476 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1632 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1670 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1680 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1706 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1711 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1720 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.