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Buckland Airport
Buckland, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	BVK
Lat/Long:	65-58-53.6000N 161-08-56.9000W 65-58.893333N 161-08.948333W 65.9815556,-161.1491389 (estimated)
Elevation:	29 ft. / 8.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	11E (2020)
From city:	1 mile SW of BUCKLAND, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KOTZEBUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-442-3310]
Alternate FSS:	FAI FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-248-6516]
NOTAMs facility:	BVK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. VASI RWY 11 & 29 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P:	135.15 (907-494-2180)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 119.2/263.0 (KOTZEBUE RCAG).
COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY KOTZEBUE FSS ON FREQ 122.3 (BUCKLAND RCO).

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions:	3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 11	RUNWAY 29
Latitude:	65-59.032015N	65-58.755533N
Longitude:	161-09.495630W	161-08.400800W
Elevation:	27.1 ft.	28.7 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	111 magnetic, 122 true	291 magnetic, 302 true
Visual slope indicator:	4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	5 ft. brush, 95 ft. left and right of centerline	60 ft. ant, lighted, 1545 ft. from runway, 155 ft. of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99701 Phone 907-451-2200
Manager:	ALVIN WERNEKE PO BOX 55 KOTZEBUE, AK 99752 Phone 907-442-3147

Additional Remarks

-	RWY SUBJECT TO TURBULENT CROSSWINDS IN SUMMER MONTHS.
-	RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
-	MIGRATORY WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT SPRING THROUGH FALL.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11		download (275KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29		download (228KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (61KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (409KB)

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PADE - Deering Airport (40 nm W)
PASK - Selawik Airport (47 nm NE)
PFNO - Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (50 nm N)
PAIK - Bob Baker Memorial Airport (62 nm N)
PAKK - Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (63 nm S)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	09:38	18:38
Sunrise	10:41	19:41
Sunset	17:16	02:16
Evening civil twilight	18:19	03:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Feb-2025 20:54:58
Local (UTC-9)	01-Feb-2025 11:54:58

METAR

PABL

011956Z AUTO 10016G20KT 10SM OVC039 M06/M07 A3028 RMK AO2 SLPNO T10561072 FZRANO

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