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.

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
Map
BCV Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2L/20R 4,010 1,222 Asphalt 2R/20L 1,800 549 Asphalt/gravel
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 70,188 (2013) Based aircraft 303
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
• Aerial image as of 4 September 1996 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BCV
  • AirNav airport information for PABV
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABV
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for BCV

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