PAOT - Ralph Wien Memorial Airport:

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (PAOT/OTZ) serves as the primary service and transportation hub for the Northwest Arctic Borough (NWAB).
All activity in the region flows through PAOT, making it the #8 busiest airport in Alaska, with daily passenger jet service to Anchorage and Nome
as well as air taxi, cargo and mail service to the many outlying villages. 

It is located in Alaska, 26 miles above the Arctic Circle, on the North-West shore of the Baldwin Peninsula, bordered to the west by Kotzebue Sound and further out - the Chukchi Sea,
and to the east by the Hotham Inlet where both the Kobuk, Noatak, and Selawik rivers has there outlets.

Kotzebue:

Right next to airport, occuping a 3-mile-long gravel spit, lies Kotzebue city - with the nickname “Gateway to the Arctic”.
The Iñupiat people have occupied the area - with the local name “Kikiktagruk” ("Almost an island") for at least 600 years. 

Kotzebue started out as a summer fish camp, but was later stablished as a permanent Eskimo village when a reindeer station was located here about 1897.
The population has now grown to around 3,500 people, a sizable community by rural Alaskan standards, making it the largest communities in the Northwest Arctic Borough (NWAB).

Northwest Arctic Borough (NWAB):

The second largest borough in Alaska, covering 40,749 square miles (105,540 km2) of land and water. The region experiences a transitional climate, characterized by long, cold winters and cool summers. Temperatures range from -52 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit (-46 to 30 degrees Celsius).
The region is home to approx. 7715 people, many of these are totally dependent on transporting people and goods by air.

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Features:

 - Hundreds of handcrafted & handplaced models
 - Fully custom 3d buildings modeled after real-life buildings
 - Very high levels of detail 
 - PBR Materials
 - Multiple texture layers simulating dirt and wear and tear in key areas
 - All models optimized for performance with MSFS 2024 standard Level of Detail (LOD)
 - Custom night lighting
 - Custom and updated surroundings
 - Updates to Kotzebue city, with important buildings and places modeled after real-life counterpart

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The airport will be released in 4 stages - (ALL DONE)

Stage 1: The main runway 09/27 w. apron and buildings (Done)
Stage 2: Secondary runway 18/36 w. apron and buildings (Done)
Stage 3: Kotzebue city (Done)
Stage 4: Surroundings (Done)

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Hope you enjoy the airport.
Happy Flights.
KeV

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Comments, Stars, Feedback and Suggestions are always welcome...

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Disclaimer:
I have never been to this part of the world, nor this particular airport, and this is not meant to be a 100% recreation of the real life airport...

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This airport is part of a series of airports in this area (Northwest Arctic Borough) that I would like to update... So check my uploads for more ;)

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PAOT - Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (PAOT) is a key transportation hub located in Kotzebue, Alaska, serving as the primary gateway for the Northwest Arctic Borough. As the eighth busiest airport in Alaska, it offers daily flights to Anchorage and Nome, alongside air taxi and cargo services to surrounding villages. The add-on features handcrafted 3D models with high detail, custom lighting, and an optimized design for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with additional updates planned for Kotzebue city and the airport surroundings.

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