FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BCV |
| Lat/Long: | 61-24-57.9150N 149-30-29.9152W
61-24.965250N 149-30.498587W
61.4160875,-149.5083098
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 83 ft. / 25.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of BIRCHWOOD, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99567 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BCV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT VASI RWY 20R; MIRL RWY 02L/20R - CTAF. ACTVT VASI RWY 20R - 7 CLICKS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 135.55 (907-621-7605) |
| WX AWOS-3P at IYS (9 nm N): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX ASOS at FRN (10 nm SW): | 134.25 |
| WX ASOS at MRI (16 nm SW): | 124.25 (907-271-5277) |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (16 nm NE): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX ASOS at LHD (19 nm SW): | 125.6 (907-245-5432) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr106/16.0 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr023/19.8 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 18E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 2L/20R
| Dimensions: | 4012 x 100 ft. / 1223 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
HUMPS & RUTS. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2L | | RUNWAY 20R |
| Latitude: | 61-24.705337N | | 61-25.213990N |
| Longitude: | 149-30.971737W | | 149-30.099503W |
| Elevation: | 82.6 ft. | | 68.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right
EXC ULTRALIGHT; USE L TFC E AWAY FM RWYS. |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 039 true | | 200 magnetic, 219 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 71 ft. trees, 613 ft. from runway, 283 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
ROAD 10 FT FM THR ACRS CNTRLN. | | 44 ft. trees, 980 ft. from runway, 308 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Runway 2R/20L
| Dimensions: | 1802 x 50 ft. / 549 x 15 m
600 FT ASPH RWY 20L END; RMNDR GRVL. |
| Surface: | asphalt/gravel, in fair condition
HUMPS & RUTS. |
| Operational restrictions: | SKI/TUNDRA TIRE RWY. |
| RUNWAY 2R | | RUNWAY 20L |
| Latitude: | 61-24.863465N | | 61-25.091943N |
| Longitude: | 149-30.611955W | | 149-30.220132W |
| Elevation: | 78.6 ft. | | 73.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right
EXC ULTRALIGHT; USE L TFC E AWAY FM RWYS. |
| Runway heading: | 020 magnetic, 039 true | | 200 magnetic, 219 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-338-1466 |
| Manager: | KAYCE ELIASON
5300 E. TUDOR ROAD, STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF CR
ANCHORAGE, AK 99507-1249
Phone 907-338-1466 |
Additional Remarks
| - | CTN: SAILPLANE OPS. |
| - | TSNT PRKG AVBL; FEE AFT 24 HR. |
| - | HEL AVOID FIXED WING & ULTRALIGHT TFC PAT. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | WINTER MAINT NA. |
| - | RWY COND UNMNT; RCMND VIS INSPN BFR LNDG. |
| - | MID 1500 FT TWY A DSGND ULTRALIGHT & SKI/TUNDRA TIRE EQUIP RWY; PARL OPS NA - SEQ ON CTAF. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at PABV.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (9 nm N)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (10 nm SW)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (11 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (13 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (16 nm SW)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2005
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 09:06 | | 18:06 |
| Sunrise | | 10:05 | | 19:05 |
| Sunset | | 16:08 | | 01:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 02:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Jan-2026 12:07:16 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Jan-2026 03:07:16 |
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| METAR |
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| PABV | 111156Z AUTO 21003KT 4SM -SN BR BKN040 BKN050 OVC060 M11/M12 A2911 RMK AO2 SLP858 P0000 60000 T11061117 11078 21106 51006 FZRANO $
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PAFR
10nm SW | 111200Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM R18/5000VP6000FT -SN BR FEW006 OVC034 M10/M12 A2906 RMK AO2 VIS 1V2 1/4 SLP847 $
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PAED
13nm SW | 111116Z 00000KT 2SM -SN OVC029 M10/M13 A2906 RMK AO2A SLP840 $
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PAMR
15nm SW | 111153Z 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC041 M11/M12 A2908 RMK AO2 SLP850 PCPN IC P0000 60000 T11061122 11089 21111 51006
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PAAQ
16nm NE | 111153Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM -SN BR SCT026 SCT034 OVC040 M11/M13 A2906 RMK AO2 SLP847 P0000 60001 70020 T11111128 11078 21111 51009 TSNO $
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PALH
19nm SW | 111202Z 34003KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR OVC039 M11/M12 A2909 RMK AO2 P0000 T11061122
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PAED
13nm SW | 111115Z 1111/1212 33009KT 4800 -SN OVC030 640258 540255 QNH2892INS TEMPO 1111/1115 3200 SHSN BKN018 OVC022 BECMG 1117/1118 02005KT 9999 VCSH SCT004 OVC030 620305 QNH2900INS BECMG 1122/1123 02005KT 9999 BR VCFG SCT003 BKN035 QNH2909INS BECMG 1207/1208 01005KT 1600 PRFG BKN003 QNH2920INS TXM10/1111Z TNM16/1205Z
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PAAQ
16nm NE | 111124Z 1112/1212 VRB04KT 6SM -SN BR SCT007 BKN015 OVC025 TEMPO 1112/1116 4SM -SHSN BR FM111600 VRB03KT 2SM -SN BR OVC007 FM112000 VRB03KT 4SM -SN BR SCT007 OVC010 FM120000 27004KT 6SM -SN BR SCT010 OVC020 FM120600 27003KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025
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