FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BCV |
| Lat/Long: | 61-24-57.9150N 149-30-29.9152W
61-24.965250N 149-30.498587W
61.4160875,-149.5083098
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 83 ft. / 25.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of BIRCHWOOD, AK
(LCTD 2 SM NW OF CHUGIAK.) |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99567 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BCV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT VASI RWY 20R; MIRL RWY 02L/20R - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 135.55 (907-688-0826) |
| WX AWOS-3P at IYS (9 nm N): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX ASOS at FRN (10 nm SW): | 134.25 |
| WX ASOS at MRI (16 nm SW): | 124.25 (907-271-5277) |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (16 nm NE): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX ASOS at LHD (19 nm SW): | PHONE 907-245-5432 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr106/16.0 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr023/19.8 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 18E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 2L/20R
| Dimensions: | 4012 x 100 ft. / 1223 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2L | | RUNWAY 20R |
| Latitude: | 61-24.705337N | | 61-25.213990N |
| Longitude: | 149-30.971737W | | 149-30.099503W |
| Elevation: | 82.6 ft. | | 68.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 039 true | | 200 magnetic, 219 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left
KEY MIKE 7 TIMES FOR VASI. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 71 ft. trees, 613 ft. from runway, 283 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
-5 FT FENCE 195 FT FM PAVEMENT EDGE. | | 44 ft. trees, 980 ft. from runway, 308 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2R/20L
| Dimensions: | 1802 x 50 ft. / 549 x 15 m
RWY 02R/21L 600 FT ASPH ON RWY 20L END, REMAINDER GRVL. |
| Surface: | asphalt/gravel, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 2R | | RUNWAY 20L |
| Latitude: | 61-24.863465N | | 61-25.091943N |
| Longitude: | 149-30.611955W | | 149-30.220132W |
| Elevation: | 78.6 ft. | | 73.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 039 true | | 200 magnetic, 219 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone (907) 338-1466 |
| Manager: | KAYCE ELIASON
5300 E. TUDOR ROAD, STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF CR
ANCHORAGE, AK 99507-1249
Phone 907-338-1466 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 309 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 301 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 192/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY USED FOR SAILPLANE OPERATIONS OCCASIONALLY. |
| - | ARPT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING AVBL. FIRST 24 HRS FREE. PAY AT PILOT SHACK. |
| - | HELICOPTERS AVOID FIXED WING AND ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | TUNDRA TIRES/SKI STRIP IS NOT MAINTAINED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. BEWARE OF POSSIBLE HUMPS, BUMPS, AND RUTS. |
| - | UNATTENDED. RUNWAY CONDITION NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | MID 1500 FT OF TWY A DESIGNATED AS RY FOR ULTRALIGHT & SKI/TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED ACFT, NO PARALLEL OPS ALLOWED - SEQUENCE ON CTAF. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT RY SKI/TUNDRA TIRE RWY. |
| - | RGT TFC PATTERN RY 20L AND 20R EXCEPT ULTRALIGHT ACFT USE LEFT TFC PATTERN EAST AWAY FROM ALL RYS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PABV.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (9 nm N)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (10 nm SW)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (11 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (13 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (16 nm SW)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2005
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 14:24 |
| Sunset | | 21:30 | | 05:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:21 | | 06:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 03:15:01 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 18-Apr-2024 19:15:01 |
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| METAR |
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| PABV | 190256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP260 T00611044 56013
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PAFR
10nm SW | 190255Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC230 07/M03 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP259 T00701033 57012 $
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PAED
13nm SW | 190255Z 00000KT 10SM BKN130 BKN200 06/M03 A3025 RMK AO2A SLP241 T00601029 57013
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PAMR
15nm SW | 190253Z 06003KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00611033 58014
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PAAQ
16nm NE | 190253Z AUTO 12013G24KT 10SM CLR 11/M09 A3026 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/0231 SLP251 T01111089 56015 TSNO
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PALH
19nm SW | 190253Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW095 OVC120 05/M03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 T00501033 56014 TSNO
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| TAF |
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PAED
13nm SW | 182055Z 1821/2003 33009KT 9999 SCT080 BKN120 520257 QNH3025INS BECMG 1920/1921 01009KT 9999 FEW200 520257 QNH3007INS TX08/1900Z TN02/1912Z
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PAAQ
16nm NE | 181733Z 1818/1918 12018G28KT P6SM BKN120 FM190400 10014KT P6SM BKN200 FM190800 01010KT P6SM SCT200
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