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AK85

Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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
BGQr113/7.8		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 05-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:52	16:52
Sunrise	08:41	17:41
Sunset	16:45	01:45
Evening civil twilight	17:34	02:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Nov-2026 15:38:28
Local (UTC-9)	05-Nov-2026 06:38:28

METAR

PABV 8nm SE	051456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN080 BKN095 00/M01 A2917 RMK AO2 SLP878 T00001011 58001 FZRANO $
PAFR 13nm S	051455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN130 M01/M02 A2914 RMK AO2 SLP872 T10151023 55002 $
PAED 14nm S	051455Z 00000KT 10SM SCT070 SCT110 M01/M02 A2913 RMK AO2A SLP862 T10081025 55003 $
PAMR 16nm S	051453Z 08003KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2914 RMK AO2 SLP869 60000 T10111028 56003
PALH 19nm S	051453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A2915 RMK AO2 SLP870 T10061022 56003

TAF

PAED
14nm S

042248Z 0422/0604 03009KT 9999 VCSH FEW045 BKN060 BKN150 620703 530406 QNH2921INS TX07/0422Z TN01/0513Z

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