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AK85 Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 907-560-7681

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 26-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4713:47
Sunrise06:3614:36
Sunset21:2505:25
Evening civil twilight22:1506:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Aug-2026 12:19:37
Local (UTC-8)  26-Aug-2026 04:19:37
 
METAR
PABV 
8nm SE 		261156Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM FEW022 10/10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 60001 70051 T01000100 10133 20100 51011 $
PAFR 
13nm S 		261155Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN019 BKN024 BKN031 OVC055 10/09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 60006 70022 T00950092 10135 20083 52011 $
PAED 
14nm S 		261155Z 00000KT 10SM FEW016 SCT090 11/10 A2995 RMK AO2A SLP138 60013 70030 T01130102 10149 20106 52010 $
PAMR 
16nm S 		261153Z 34003KT 10SM FEW024 FEW095 11/10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 60000 70014 T01110100 10150 20111 51010
PALH 
19nm S 		261153Z 03004KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 70015 T01000100 10150 20100 51008
TAF
PAED 
14nm S 		260500Z 2605/2711 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH BKN045 BKN095 520505 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2605/2608 19013G20KT -SHRA BKN030 BECMG 2608/2609 31008KT 9999 NSW SCT050 BKN085 520505 QNH2993INS BECMG 2623/2624 34009KT 9999 FEW060 SCT100 QNH3000INS TX17/2623Z TN09/2711Z
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