Birchwater Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 61-28-56.4000N (61.482333)
Longitude: 
 149-45-50.3500W (-149.763986)
Elevation: 
 110.0 feet MSL (34 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 14.4 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -8.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 08 N.M. SW of Wasilla, Alaska
Found On: 
 Anchorage Chart
FAA Region: 
 AAL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOSEPH FISCHER
14220 S RENEGADE AVE
TUCSON, AZ 85736-1423
907-376-0227		 JOSEPH FISCHER
14220 S RENEGADE AVE
TUCSON, AZ 85736-1423
907-376-0227

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 01/2007
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1110 feet (338 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 907
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Kenai(ENA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-866-864-1737

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near AK85

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    8.3 Birchwood Airport
    (PABV BCV)    		 118 104 100LL
    8.4 Wasilla Airport
    (WWA PAWS IYS)    		 49 35 100LL, Jet A
    12.0 Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base
    (5L6)    		 58 44 100LL
    16.3 Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport
    (2OK)    		 186 172 100LL, Jet A
    16.3 Merrill Field Airport
    (MRI PAMR MRI)    		 188 174 100, Jet A
    19.7 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
    (ANC PANC ANC)    		 200 186 100, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    20.5 Warren 'Bud' Woods Palmer Municipal Airport
    (PAQ PAAQ PAQ)    		 70 55 100LL, Jet A-1
    51.2 Talkeetna Airport
    (TKA PATK TKA)    		 349 335 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    69.5 Kenai Municipal Airport
    (ENA PAEN ENA)    		 218 204 100LL, Jet A
    70.9 Soldotna Airport
    (SXQ PASX SXQ)    		 212 198 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 200 FT RADIO TWR .5 NM SSW.
    A12 AIRPORT AND RESIDENCE

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 07/25
    Longest Runway: 07/25 is 800 ft (244 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    AK85 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 07/25  800 ft x 100 ft (244 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 09/15/2005
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 07

    Runway 25
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 Yes
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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