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AK85

Birchwater Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

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
BGQr113/7.8		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr359/19.7		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

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

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 23-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:48	11:48
Sunrise	05:08	13:08
Sunset	23:03	07:03
Evening civil twilight	00:23	08:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Jul-2026 02:01:44
Local (UTC-8)	23-Jul-2026 18:01:44

METAR

PABV 8nm SE	240156Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM OVC075 16/09 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP074 T01560089 $
PAFR 13nm S	240055Z AUTO 21009KT 9SM OVC090 18/10 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP076 T01760095 $
PAED 14nm S	240055Z 20011KT 10SM BKN095 18/08 A2972 RMK AO2A SLP060 T01830080 $
PAMR 16nm S	240153Z 21006KT 10SM OVC085 18/06 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP072 T01780056
PALH 19nm S	240153Z 24005KT 10SM OVC095 17/07 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 T01720067

TAF

PAED
14nm S

232100Z 2321/2503 19015G27KT 9999 SCT040 BKN100 530208 QNH2969INS BECMG 2400/2401 19009KT 9999 FEW040 BKN060 BKN100 620604 QNH2971INS BECMG 2407/2408 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 QNH2974INS BECMG 2421/2422 34010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2975INS TX17/2400Z TN11/2413Z

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