Runway 09 at PAOT is the eastbound end at Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska. The opposite end is Runway 27. Runway 09 has a magnetic heading of 102°. It is 6,300 ft long and 150 ft wide. Surface is asphalt. Pattern direction is left traffic, which is the standard pattern direction for this end. This runway end has an ILS. The published localizer is 110.7 with a course of 88.88° magnetic. PAOT is the ICAO identifier for Ralph Wien Memorial Airport. Field elevation is 15.4 ft MSL. Threshold elevation for Runway 09 is 12.8 ft MSL. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for NOTAM and runway condition before departure.
Wind component for Runway 09
Based on the current METAR wind at PAOT.
- Headwind
- -3.3 kt
- Crosswind
- 3.7 kt LEFT
- Rel. angle
- 132°
- Favorability
- challenging
Pattern entry · RWY 27
LEFT TRAFFICTraffic pattern · Runway 09
LEFT-hand pattern on the south/east side. Uncontrolled field. Announce position on CTAF and self-separate.
- Upwind: climb runway heading 91°M
- Crosswind: turn left to 1°M
- Downwind: parallel runway, opposite direction (271°M)
- Base: perpendicular to runway
- Final: align with 91°M for Runway 09