About Deadhorse Airport (Prudhoe Bay Airport)Located in Deadhorse city in the North Slope of Alaska, Deadhorse Airport can be accessed from Fairbanks via the Dalton and Elliott highways. Owned by the state, Deadhorse Airport is located near Prudhoe Bay and is sometimes also called Prudhoe Airport. The airport offers Alaska Airlines flights operated to Anchorage, Utquiagvik, and Fairbanks, and Ravn Alaska flights operated to Anchorage, Barter Island, Fairbanks, and Nuiqsut.