The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) conducted a study to examine the feasibility of relocating the Kotzebue Airport ( Ralph Wien Memorial Airport). The Kotzebue Airport is a regional hub that serves 11 area communities and a growing need for air transportation of supplies, fuel, and passengers.

The objective of this study was to examine Cape Blossom and other potential relocation sites to determine the costs, benefits and potential impacts of the relocation. Relocating this airport is a serious consideration.

This project provides a basis for an update to the Kotzebue Airport Master Plan and will provide guidelines for future airport development which will satisfy aviation demand in a financially feasible manner, while at the same time resolving the aviation, safety, capacity, environmental, and socioeconomic issues existing with this regional airport and the Kotzebue community.

There are four parts to the feasibility study: