AirNav: Z91 - Birch Creek Airport

Z91

Birch Creek Airport
Birch Creek, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	Z91
Lat/Long:	66-16-28.1000N 145-49-05.5000W 66-16.468333N 145-49.091667W 66.2744722,-145.8181944 (estimated)
Elevation:	439.8 ft. / 134.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:	30E (1985)
From city:	1 mile NNW of BIRCH CREEK, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1980
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility:	FAI (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FYUr196/22.2		FORT YUKON VORTAC		114.40		20E

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	66-16.789157N	66-16.146185N
Longitude:	145-48.930637W	145-49.254118W
Elevation:	439.7 ft.	439.5 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	4 ft. brush, 105 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left and right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear	6 ft. trees, 125 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone (907) 451-5280
Manager:	JASON LUDINGTON 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone (907) 451-5280

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
100%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020

Additional Remarks

-	SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF.
-	RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	SUAIS - 125.3 (1-800-758-8723).

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z91.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PFYU - Fort Yukon Airport (23 nm NE)
PAWB - Beaver Airport (39 nm W)
PAVE - Venetie Airport (46 nm N)
PACE - Central Airport (49 nm SE)
PACI - Chalkyitsik Airport (55 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:08	12:08
Sunrise	05:22	13:22
Sunset	22:01	06:01
Evening civil twilight	23:15	07:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 07:22:43
Local (UTC-8)	24-Apr-2024 23:22:43

METAR

PFYU
22nm NE

250656Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP148 T00391039

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