Birchwood Airport

Birchwood Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: PABV – FAA LID: BCV
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF
Serves Birchwood, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 83 ft / 25 m
Coordinates 61°24′58″N 149°30′30″W / 61.41611°N 149.50833°W / 61.41611; -149.50833Coordinates: 61°24′58″N 149°30′30″W / 61.41611°N 149.50833°W / 61.41611; -149.50833
Map
BCV

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1L/19R 4,008 1,222 Asphalt
1R/19L 1,802 549 Asphalt/Gravel
Statistics
Based aircraft 292

Birchwood Airport (ICAO: PABV, FAA LID: BCV) is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Birchwood[1] (also known as Chugiak), in the Anchorage Municipality of the U.S. state of Alaska.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 450 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, an increase of 20% from the 375 enplanements in 2009.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Birchwood Airport covers an area of 196 acres (79 ha) at an elevation of 83 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 1L/19R is 4,008 by 100 feet (1,222 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface; 1R/19L is 1,802 by 50 feet (549 x 15 m) with an asphalt and gravel surface. There are 292 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, 1% helicopter, 1% glider, and 2% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for BCV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.

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