Airports / Alaska / OTZ
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
PAOT / OTZKotzebue, AlaskaELEV 14 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Kotzebue, Alaska, Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (PAOT / OTZ) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 14 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list OTZ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV, 38 nm), Noatak Airport (WTK, 42 nm), and Deering Airport (DRG, 49 nm).
Trip costs from OTZ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from OTZ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAOT
IATA
OTZ
FAA / Local
OTZ
Elevation
14 ft
Coordinates
66.8847° N · 162.5990° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 14 ft, OTZ sits lower than 93% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 38nmORVRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik
- 42nmWTKNoatak AirportNoatak
- 49nmDRGDeering AirportDeering
- 51nmIANBob Baker Memorial AirportKiana
- 64nmWLKSelawik AirportSelawik
- 64nmBKCBuckland AirportBuckland
Location
Open the full mapPAOT · Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · Kotzebue, AK
From the ramp
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