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PABV Birchwood Airport
Birchwood, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: BCV
Lat/Long: 61-24-57.4699N / 149-30-30.5804W
61-24.957832N / 149-30.509673W
61.4159639 / -149.5084946
(estimated)
Elevation: 83 ft. / 25.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 25E (1985)
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
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: BCV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: APR-AUG 0800-1800, SEP-MAR 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 02L/20R; VASI RY 20R - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 135.55 (907-688-0826)
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (9 nm N): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (10 nm SW): 118.525 (907-384-0132)
WX ASOS at MRI (16 nm SW): PHONE 907-272-0542
WX ASOS at PAQ (16 nm NE): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX ASOS at LHD (19 nm SW): PHONE 907-245-1618

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr106/16.0BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr022/19.8ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1519E
ANCr027/25.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE028/21.433819ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK033/24.438719EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 2L/20R

Dimensions: 4010 x 100 ft. / 1222 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: S
RUNWAY 2L  RUNWAY 20R
Latitude: 61-24.705585N61-25.213827N
Longitude: 149-30.971257W149-30.099677W
Elevation: 82.5 ft.68.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 014 magnetic, 039 true194 magnetic, 219 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left
KEY MIKE 7 TIMES FOR VASI.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 57 ft. trees, 1647 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
-5 FT FENCE 195 FT FM PAVEMENT EDGE.
41 ft. trees, 1068 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Runway 2R/20L

Dimensions: 2200 x 50 ft. / 671 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt/gravel, in fair condition
Gradient: S
RUNWAY 2R  RUNWAY 20L
Latitude: 61-24.814000N61-25.094667N
Longitude: 149-30.699833W149-30.225667W
Elevation: 78.3 ft.72.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftright
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none54 ft. trees, 2088 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-266-1450
Manager: TOM GRMAN
PO BOX 196900
CHUGIAK, AK 99519
Phone 907-338-1432

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 469
Single engine airplanes: 433
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 2
Gliders airplanes: 6
Ultralights: 25
    
Aircraft operations: avg 192/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011

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 HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
TUNDRA TIRES/SKI STRIP IS NOT MAINTAINED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. BEWARE OF POSSIBLE HUMPS, BUMPS, AND RUTS.
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)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (11 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (13 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (16 nm SW)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0213:02
Sunrise05:5913:59
Sunset22:0706:07
Evening civil twilight23:0407:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 02:59:31
Local (UTC-8)  12-Aug-2013 18:59:31
 
METAR
PABV 122216Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM 17/14 A3005 RMK AO1
PAFR 
10nm SW 
122355Z 26005KT 10SM SCT014 BKN110 18/14 A3003 RMK SLP168 ALSTG/SLP ESTMD 10191 20130 LAST
PAED 
13nm SW 
130155Z 02005KT 10SM FEW015 BKN110 19/14 A3003 RMK AO2A SLP168 P0000 T01920140
PAMR 
15nm SW 
130153Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01940139
PAAQ 
16nm NE 
130153Z 21003KT 10SM FEW025 BKN200 19/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01940139
PALH 
19nm SW 
130153Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01940144
TAF
PAED 
13nm SW 
1222/1402 VRB06KT 9999 FEW010 BKN110 QNH2997INS BECMG 1314/1315 VRB06KT 9999 SCT005 BKN160 QNH2996INS BECMG 1319/1320 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 BKN200 QNH2995INS TX18/1302Z TN11/1314Z AMD 122230
PAAQ 
16nm NE 
121907Z 1219/1318 00000KT P6SM VCFG BKN008 BKN110 FM122000 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 FM130800 VRB03KT P6SM VCFG SCT005 BKN120 FM131200 00000KT 2SM BR BKN005 BKN120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
C2 Aviation 907-360-0307
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100LL
SS $5.96 
 Updated 03-Aug-2013
 
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Hotels near Birchwood Airport

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MICROTEL INN & SUITES ANCHORAGE AREA- EAGLE RIVER 5.1 136-170

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