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AK85 Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: AK85
Lat/Long: 61-28-56.4000N 149-45-50.3500W
61-28.940000N 149-45.839167W
61.4823333,-149.7639861
(estimated)
Elevation: 110 ft. / 34 m (estimated)
From city: 8 miles SW of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99567

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (8 nm SE): 135.55 (907-621-7605)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (8 nm NE): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at FRN (13 nm S): 134.25
WX ASOS at MRI (16 nm S): 124.25 (907-271-5277)
WX ASOS at LHD (19 nm S): 125.6 (907-245-5432)
WX ASOS at ANC (20 nm S): PHONE 907-271-5278

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr113/7.8BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr359/19.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 800 x 100 ft. / 244 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOSEPH FISCHER
14220 S RENEGADE AVE
TUCSON, AZ 85736-1423
Phone 907-376-0227
AIRPORT AND RESIDENCE
Manager: JOSEPH FISCHER
14220 S RENEGADE AVE
TUCSON, AZ 85736-1423
Phone 907-376-0227

Additional Remarks

- 200 FT RADIO TWR .5 NM SSW.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (3 nm NW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (8 nm NE)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (13 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (14 nm S)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (16 nm S)
PAUO - Willow Airport (18 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (20 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:5217:52
Sunrise09:5118:51
Sunset15:4600:46
Evening civil twilight16:4601:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Dec-2025 01:33:49
Local (UTC-9)  02-Dec-2025 16:33:49
 
METAR
PABV 
8nm SE 		030056Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM OVC080 01/01 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T00110006 FZRANO $
PAFR 
13nm S 		030055Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM OVC075 01/00 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP076 T00070001 $
PAED 
14nm S 		030055Z 00000KT 10SM FEW002 BKN080 02/M00 A2973 RMK AO2A SLP065 T00151001 $
PAMR 
16nm S 		030053Z 00000KT 10SM BKN080 01/00 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP074 T00110000
PALH 
19nm S 		030053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 01/00 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 T00060000
TAF
PAED 
14nm S 		022200Z 0222/0404 36004KT 9999 FEW002 BKN060 BKN180 640408 550209 QNH2971INS BECMG 0302/0303 35005KT 9999 SCT035 BKN060 620604 540355 QNH2969INS BECMG 0315/0316 01004KT 9000 -RASN BKN020 BKN040 640405 QNH2965INS BECMG 0320/0321 02006KT 9999 -SHRA BKN020 BKN040 640405 QNH2972INS BECMG 0401/0402 01004KT 9999 NSW SCT003 BKN020 QNH2974INS TX01/0302Z TN00/0314Z
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