# Birchwood Airport (PABV)

**Birchwood Airport** (ICAO: PABV) is a medium airport in Birchwood, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,012 ft (1,223 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / PABV
- FAA: BCV
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Birchwood, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1949
- Elevation: 83 ft / 25 m
- Coordinates: 61.4165, -149.5070
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,012 ft / 1,223 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birchwood_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q597390
- Weather station: PABV
- Ident: PABV

## Timeline

- Oct 1949: Birchwood Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02L/20R | 4,012 ft / 1,223 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 039° / 219° | yes |
| 02R/20L | 1,802 ft / 549 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 039° / 219° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,012 ft / 1,223 m | =9,490 of 29,858 | =3,705 in North America | =3,091 in US |
| Elevation | 83 ft / 25 m | =37,595 of 43,403 | =17,042 in North America | =14,198 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 135.550 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 132.300 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [WWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paws.md) Wasilla Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [EDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paed.md) Elmendorf Air Force Base · 15 mi / 24 km
- [MRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr.md) Merrill Field · 18 mi / 29 km
- [PAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paaq.md) Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · 18 mi / 30 km
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
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## 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/pabv/data