Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport

E148004

airport public airport

Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport is a public airport in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, serving as the primary air transportation hub for the remote North Slope region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport canonical	10
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport airfield	1
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Utqiaġvik, Alaska	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T809640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
Context triple: [North Slope Borough, hasAirport, Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport]

A. Ellis Municipal Airport
Ellis Municipal Airport is a small public-use airfield serving general aviation needs for the community of Ellis in western Kansas.
B. Glenn H. Curtiss Airport
Glenn H. Curtiss Airport was the original name of what is now LaGuardia Airport in New York City, an early commercial aviation facility named after aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss.
C. Lindbergh Field
Lindbergh Field is the former name of San Diego’s main commercial airport, historically named in honor of aviator Charles Lindbergh.
D. Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport is a general aviation and corporate airport located near downtown Kansas City, Missouri, serving as one of the city's primary aviation facilities.
E. Rickenbacker International Airport
Rickenbacker International Airport is a cargo-focused public airport and military airfield serving the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
Target entity description: Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport is a public airport in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, serving as the primary air transportation hub for the remote North Slope region.

A. Ellis Municipal Airport
Ellis Municipal Airport is a small public-use airfield serving general aviation needs for the community of Ellis in western Kansas.
B. Glenn H. Curtiss Airport
Glenn H. Curtiss Airport was the original name of what is now LaGuardia Airport in New York City, an early commercial aviation facility named after aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss.
C. Lindbergh Field
Lindbergh Field is the former name of San Diego’s main commercial airport, historically named in honor of aviator Charles Lindbergh.
D. Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport is a general aviation and corporate airport located near downtown Kansas City, Missouri, serving as one of the city's primary aviation facilities.
E. Rickenbacker International Airport
Rickenbacker International Airport is a cargo-focused public airport and military airfield serving the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airport ⓘ public airport ⓘ
cityServed	Utqiaġvik ⓘ
climateType	Arctic climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
elevationAboveSeaLevel	13 m ⓘ 44 ft ⓘ
FAAcode	BRW ⓘ
hasCode	BRW ⓘ PABR ⓘ
hasNavigationAid	instrument approach procedures ⓘ
hasPassengerService	yes ⓘ
hasRunway	Runway 7/25 ⓘ
IATAcode	BRW ⓘ
ICAOcode	PABR ⓘ
isCriticalInfrastructureFor	remote North Slope communities ⓘ
locatedIn	Utqiaġvik, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Utqiaġvik
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	North Slope Borough, Alaska ⓘ linked to: North Slope Borough
locatedInRegion	North Slope region ⓘ linked to: Arctic Slope
locatedInTimeZone	Alaska Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Arctic Ocean ⓘ
locatedNorthOf	Arctic Circle ⓘ
namedAfter	Wiley Post ⓘ Will Rogers ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Utqiaġvik ⓘ
operator	State of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities ⓘ linked to: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
previousName	Barrow Airport ⓘ
regionTypeServed	remote Arctic region ⓘ
runwayCount	1 ⓘ
runwayDesignation	7/25 ⓘ
runwayLength	2,164 m ⓘ 7,100 ft ⓘ
runwaySurface	asphalt ⓘ
serves	North Slope region ⓘ linked to: Arctic Slope Utqiaġvik, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Utqiaġvik
servesAs	primary air transportation hub for the North Slope region ⓘ
subjectTo	extreme cold weather conditions ⓘ midnight sun in summer ⓘ polar night in winter ⓘ
supports	cargo operations ⓘ general aviation ⓘ medevac flights ⓘ regional air service ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Slope Borough → hasAirport → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

Wiley Post → hasMemorial → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Utqiaġvik, Alaska ⓘ

linked to: Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport

Utqiaġvik → hasAirport → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

Barrow, Alaska → hasAirport → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

BRW → represents → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

BRW → IATACodeFor → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

BRW → associatedWith → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

PABR → identifies → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

PABR → namedAirport → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

Barrow Airport → officialName → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

Runway 7/25 → serves → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ

Runway 7/25 → partOf → Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport airfield ⓘ