# Boswell Bay Airport (BSW / AK97)

**Boswell Bay Airport** (IATA: BSW, FAA: AK97) is a small airport in Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 1971. It has one runway, 2,612 ft (796 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak97

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BSW / —
- FAA: AK97
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1971
- Elevation: 230 ft / 70 m
- Coordinates: 60.4231, -146.1460
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,612 ft / 796 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswell_Bay_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3813591
- Weather station: PACV · WMO 70296
- Ident: AK97

## Timeline

- Jul 1971: Boswell Bay Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,612 ft / 796 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,612 ft / 796 m | #19,549 of 29,858 | #8,292 in North America | #7,075 in US |
| Elevation | 230 ft / 70 m | =33,140 of 43,403 | =15,163 in North America | =12,763 in US |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =4,595 in North America | =4,505 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [AK30](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak30.md) Strawberry Point Airport · 2.8 mi / 4.4 km
- [2AK5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ak5.md) Johnstone Point Airport · 15 mi / 25 km
- [CKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cku.md) Cordova Municipal Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [CDV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacv.md) Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [TEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7ka.md) Tatitlek Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [VDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavd.md) Valdez Pioneer Field · 49 mi / 79 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak97/data