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AK85 Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

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
BGQr113/7.8BIG 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 25-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4413:44
Sunrise06:3414:34
Sunset21:2905:29
Evening civil twilight22:1906:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Aug-2025 17:00:10
Local (UTC-8)  25-Aug-2025 09:00:10
 
METAR
PABV 
8nm SE 		251556Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM OVC049 11/11 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01110106
PAFR 
13nm S 		251655Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM OVC033 14/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01440128 $
PAED 
14nm S 		251615Z COR 03004KT 10SM FEW011 BKN029 OVC036 15/12 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP185 $ COR 1618
PAMR 
16nm S 		251653Z 35004KT 10SM OVC044 15/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01500117
PALH 
19nm S 		251653Z 00000KT 10SM OVC038 14/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01440122
TAF
PAED 
14nm S 		251300Z 2513/2619 23005KT 9999 VCSH FEW025 OVC040 QNH3010INS BECMG 2519/2520 21012G18KT 9999 VCSH SCT035 BKN050 QNH3010INS BECMG 2603/2604 20006KT 9999 NSW BKN060 OVC080 QNH3007INS TX16/2523Z TN11/2612Z
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