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AK85 Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 Heliport (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 28-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:0111:01
Sunrise04:4012:40
Sunset23:1307:13
Evening civil twilight00:5108:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-May-2025 08:54:35
Local (UTC-8)  28-May-2025 00:54:35
 
METAR
PABV 
8nm SE 		280756Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP021 T01060022 401720022
PAFR 
13nm S 		280755Z AUTO 12015G19KT 9SM SCT120 10/M02 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP016 T01031017 $
PAED 
14nm S 		280755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP003 T00970008 $
PAMR 
16nm S 		280753Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP013 T00940000 TSNO
PALH 
19nm S 		280753Z AUTO 19011G20KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP015 T00830028 TSNO $
TAF
PAED 
14nm S 		280506Z 2805/2911 12012G22KT 9999 FEW060 SCT100 BKN140 520206 QNH2948INS BECMG 2808/2809 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 SCT100 510206 QNH2933INS BECMG 2818/2819 36012KT 9999 SCT060 BKN180 QNH2915INS BECMG 2902/2903 24008KT 9999 VCSH SCT060 BKN120 510406 QNH2915INS TX17/2900Z TN04/2812Z
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