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AK85 Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: AK85
Lat/Long: 61-28-56.4000N 149-45-50.3500W
61-28.940000N 149-45.839167W
61.4823333,-149.7639861
(estimated)
Elevation: 110 ft. / 34 m (estimated)
From city: 8 miles SW of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99567

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (8 nm SE): 135.55 (907-621-7605)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (8 nm NE): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at FRN (13 nm S): 134.25
WX ASOS at MRI (16 nm S): 124.25 (907-271-5277)
WX ASOS at LHD (19 nm S): 125.6 (907-245-5432)
WX ASOS at ANC (20 nm S): PHONE 907-271-5278

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr113/7.8BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr359/19.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 800 x 100 ft. / 244 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOSEPH FISCHER
14220 S RENEGADE AVE
TUCSON, AZ 85736-1423
Phone 907-376-0227
AIRPORT AND RESIDENCE
Manager: JOSEPH FISCHER
14220 S RENEGADE AVE
TUCSON, AZ 85736-1423
Phone 907-376-0227

Additional Remarks

- 200 FT RADIO TWR .5 NM SSW.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (3 nm NW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (8 nm NE)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (13 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (14 nm S)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (16 nm S)
PAUO - Willow Airport (18 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (20 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1116:11
Sunrise07:5516:55
Sunset18:2703:27
Evening civil twilight19:1104:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Mar-2026 06:43:57
Local (UTC-9)  03-Mar-2026 21:43:57
 
METAR
PABV 
8nm SE 		040556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M18/M24 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP989 T11781244 11083 21178 53002 FZRANO $
PAFR 
13nm S 		040555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M19/M27 A2944 RMK AO2 SLP986 T11901267 11093 21190 55002 $
PAED 
14nm S 		040555Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M16/M23 A2944 RMK AO2A SLP972 T11651233 4/013 11094 21178 55001 $
PAMR 
16nm S 		040553Z 00000KT 9SM CLR M18/M23 A2946 RMK AO2 SLP981 T11831233 11094 21183 56001
PALH 
19nm S 		040553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M17/M20 A2947 RMK AO2 SLP982 T11671200 11089 21172 53000 $
TAF
PAED 
14nm S 		040600Z 0406/0512 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2940INS TXM12/0423Z TNM25/0416Z
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