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56AK Bechtol Field Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 56AK
Lat/Long: 61-34-30.0700N / 149-36-23.3300W
61-34.501167N / 149-36.388833W
61.5750194 / -149.6064806
(estimated)
Elevation: 300 ft. / 91 m (estimated)
Variation: 22E (2000)
From city: 4 miles W of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99654

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2002
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at IYS (1.9 nm E): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (10 nm S): 135.55
WX ASOS at PAQ (15 nm E): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (19 nm S): 118.525 (907-384-0132)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr063/10.3BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr009/30.8ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE007/27.433821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK013/29.438721EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 1570 x 300 ft. / 479 x 91 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BECHTOL FIELD (TRUST)
6210 W. FULL CURL AVE
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-376-8576
Manager: L. OSTERHOUT, N.E.A.
6210 W. FULL CURL AVE
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-376-8576

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 8
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (2 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (6 nm W)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (17 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (20 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4817:48
Sunrise09:4718:47
Sunset15:4800:48
Evening civil twilight16:4601:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 02:12:04
Local (UTC-9)  30-Nov-2009 17:12:04
 
METAR
PABV 
10nm S 
010156Z AUTO 05013KT 10SM SCT070 OVC090 01/M04 A2946 RMK AO1 PNO
PAAQ 
15nm E 
010153Z 05012G30KT 10SM -SN BKN050 OVC060 02/M04 A2951 RMK AO2 PK WND 10036/0106 UPB01E03SNB00E01B03 SLP993 P0000 T00171044
PAUO 
16nm NW 
010052Z 35004KT 15SM SCT030 BKN050 OVC080 M06/M07 A2952 RMK NOSPECI LAST
TAF
PAAQ 
15nm E 
302341Z 0100/0124 11016G30KT P6SM BKN040 WS020/12045KT FM010500 11018G28KT 5SM -SHSN BKN030

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Bechtol Field Airport

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BEST WESTERN LAKE LUCILLE INN 4.1 153-299

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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4 in Wasilla
 

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