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AK85

Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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 907-271-5278

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr113/7.8		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr359/19.7		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

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

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 18-May-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:45	11:45
Sunrise	05:02	13:02
Sunset	22:49	06:49
Evening civil twilight	00:05	08:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-May-2026 06:07:21
Local (UTC-8)	18-May-2026 22:07:21

METAR

PABV 8nm SE	190556Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM OVC080 09/01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T00940006 10128 20094 51006 $
PAFR 13nm S	190546Z AUTO 15015G25KT 10SM FEW055 OVC080 09/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 WSHFT 31 SLP111 $
PAED 14nm S	190455Z 20005G15KT 10SM FEW050 BKN075 11/M04 A2986 RMK AO2A PK WND 11026/39 SLP108 T01081037 $
PAMR 16nm S	190553Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM OVC080 10/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T01001033 10139 20094 50002 TSNO
PALH 19nm S	190553Z AUTO 18009G22KT 10SM OVC080 09/M02 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 16028/0455 SLP114 T00941017 10128 20083 51003 TSNO

TAF

PAED
14nm S

182100Z 1821/2003 15015G25KT 060V210 9999 VCSH BKN040 OVC075 620406 QNH2981INS BECMG 1900/1901 24012G18KT 9999 NSW FEW050 BKN070 OVC100 610707 510109 QNH2982INS TEMPO 1905/1907 9000 -RA BKN030 OVC050 620408 BECMG 1912/1913 18010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN040 OVC060 640408 530109 QNH2976INS TX13/1902Z TN04/1911Z

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