Kotzebue (Inupiaq: Qikiqtaġruk) is a town of 3,200 people in Arctic Alaska. It's an important regional hub and a launching point for flights to remote Arctic wilderness reserves.

The midnight sun in Kotzebue

Get in

View of Kotzebue, July, 2012

• 1 Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ ^IATA). Flights from Anchorage, Nome and various other settlements in Alaska. (updated Apr 2020)

See

• Northwest Arctic Heritage Center, ☏ +1 907 442-3890. The National Park Service provides information about nature reserves that you can get to from Kotzebue, along with a museum, a bookstore, and programs run by park rangers. (updated Apr 2020)

Do

Arctic tundra

• Birdwatching
• Hiking – Take the eight-mile (13-km) loop road across the tundra, or walk along the shore.

Buy

Local art and handicrafts.

Eat

Basic groceries are available, in addition to restaurants.

Go next

• Cape Krusenstern National Monument
• Kobuk Valley National Park