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AK85

Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 21-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:27	13:27
Sunrise	06:19	14:19
Sunset	21:37	05:37
Evening civil twilight	22:28	06:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Apr-2026 13:45:28
Local (UTC-8)	21-Apr-2026 05:45:28

METAR

PABV 8nm SE	211256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW050 M01/M05 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP130 T10111050 FZRANO $
PAFR 13nm S	211255Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 01/M05 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP123 T00091054 $
PAED 14nm S	211255Z 19008KT 10SM FEW060 02/M04 A2987 RMK AO2A SLP113 T00231036
PAMR 16nm S	211253Z 17007KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP121 T00221039
PALH 19nm S	211253Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T00171033 TSNO

TAF

PAED
14nm S

210500Z 2105/2211 20010KT 9999 SCT060 SCT100 QNH2979INS TX07/2202Z TN01/2113Z

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