Birchwood Airport (BCV) Information

Birchwood, AK

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:BCV
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:149-30-30.5804W/61-24-57.4699N
-149.508495/61.415964 (Estimated)
Elevation:83 ft / 25.30 m (Surveyed)
Land:196 acres
From nearest city:2 nautical miles NW of Birchwood, AK
Location:Anchorage County, AK
Magnetic Variation:25E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:State Of Alaska Dotpf Cr
Address:Po Box 196900
Anchorage, AK 99519-6900
Phone number:907-269-0770
Manager:Tom Grman
Address:5300 E. Tudor Road, State Of Alaska Dotpf Cr
Anchorage, AK 99507-1249
Phone number:907-338-1432

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
ACTVT MIRL RY 02L/20R; VASI RY 20R - CTAF.
Beacon Color:Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart:Anchorage
Region:AAL - Alaska
Boundary ARTCC:ZAN - Anchorage
Tie-in FSS:ENA - Kenai
FSS Phone:800-478-3576
FSS Toll Free:1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility:BCV (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF:123.000
Unicom:123.000 

Airport Services

Fuel available:100LL
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 02L/20R

Dimension:4010 x 100 ft / 1222.2 x 30.5 m
Surface:ASPH, Fair Condition
Edge Lights:Medium
  Runway 02L Runway 20R
Longitude:149-30-58.2754W149-30-05.9806W
Latitude:61-24-42.3351N61-25-12.8296N
Elevation:82.00 ft68.00 ft
Alignment:39127
Traffic Pattern:LeftRight
Markings:Non-precision instrument, Fair ConditionNon-precision instrument, Fair Condition
Crossing Height:0.00 ft48.00 ft
VASI:4-box on left side
KEY MIKE 7 TIMES FOR VASI.
Runway End Identifier:NoNo
Obstruction:57 ft trees, 1647.0 ft from runway, 115 ft right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
-5 FT FENCE 195 FT FM PAVEMENT EDGE.
41 ft trees, 1068.0 ft from runway, 112 ft right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Runway 02R/20L

Dimension:2200 x 50 ft / 670.6 x 15.2 m
Surface:ASPH-GRVL, Fair Condition
  Runway 02R Runway 20L
Longitude:149-30-41.9900W149-30-13.5400W
Latitude:61-24-48.8400N61-25-05.6800N
Elevation:78.00 ft73.00 ft
Traffic Pattern:LeftRight
Obstruction:54 ft trees, 2088.0 ft from runway, 34:1 slope to clear

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.

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