Birchwood Airport
| Birchwood Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: PABV – FAA LID: BCV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||
| Serves | Birchwood, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 83 ft / 25 m | ||
| Coordinates | 61°24′58″N 149°30′30″W / 61.41611°N 149.50833°WCoordinates: 61°24′58″N 149°30′30″W / 61.41611°N 149.50833°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1L/19R | 4,008 | 1,222 | Asphalt |
| 1R/19L | 1,802 | 549 | Asphalt/Gravel |
| Statistics | |||
| Based aircraft | 292 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Birchwood Airport (ICAO: PABV, FAA LID: BCV) is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Birchwood[1] (also known as Chugiak), in the Anchorage Municipality of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 450 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, an increase of 20% from the 375 enplanements in 2009.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Birchwood Airport covers an area of 196 acres (79 ha) at an elevation of 83 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 1L/19R is 4,008 by 100 feet (1,222 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface; 1R/19L is 1,802 by 50 feet (549 x 15 m) with an asphalt and gravel surface. There are 292 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, 1% helicopter, 1% glider, and 2% ultralight.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for BCV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Aerial image as of 4 September 1996 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BCV
- AirNav airport information for PABV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABV
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BCV
