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51AK Birch Creek Landing Airport
Talkeetna, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 51AK
Lat/Long: 62-14-32.2400N 150-03-56.9300W
62-14.537333N 150-03.948833W
62.2422889,-150.0658139
(estimated)
Elevation: 400 ft. / 122 m (estimated)
From city: 6 miles SSE of TALKEETNA, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99676

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/2008
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, SW OF RUNWAY
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.6
WX ASOS at TKA (5 nm N): 135.2 (907-621-7601)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TKAr143/3.5TALKEETNA VOR/DME116.2019E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2500 x 75 ft. / 762 x 23 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DREW HAAG
PO BOX 821
TALKEETNA, AK 99676
Phone 907-355-4808
Manager: DREW HAAG
PO BOX 821
TALKEETNA, AK 99676
Phone 907-355-4808

Additional Remarks

- ALL ACFT MONITOR & ANNC INTNS ON FREQ 123.6.
- PRIOR PERMISSION RQRD BEFORE LANDING.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- 200 FT CELL 1/2 MI NW OF RWY WITH WHITE FLASHING LGHTS SIMUL.
- SPB OPS ON FISH LAKE 1/2 MI N OF RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 51AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PATK - Talkeetna Airport (5 nm N)
PAUO - Willow Airport (29 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (43 nm S)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (43 nm S)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (48 nm SE)
  
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Aerial photo of 51AK (Birch Creek Landing Airport)
Taken in 2010
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:3117:31
Sunrise09:2218:22
Sunset17:0602:06
Evening civil twilight17:5702:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Feb-2026 01:44:18
Local (UTC-9)  03-Feb-2026 16:44:18
 
METAR
PATK 
4nm N 		040053Z VRB06G17KT 10SM SCT070 BKN085 OVC110 06/M03 A2901 RMK AO2 SLP828 T00611028
TAF
PATK 
4nm N 		031730Z 0318/0418 02012G20KT P6SM BKN120 FM040000 02008KT P6SM BKN100 FM040600 03006KT P6SM -RA OVC060
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