# Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC / Z48)

**Bear Creek 3 Airport** (IATA: BCC, FAA: Z48) is a small airport in Bear Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1951. It has one runway, 1,800 ft (549 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/z48

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BCC / —
- FAA: Z48
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bear Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1951
- Elevation: 740 ft / 226 m
- Coordinates: 63.5733, -156.1495
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 ft / 549 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek_3_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1656874
- Ident: Z48

## Timeline

- Oct 1951: Bear Creek 3 Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 25 ft / 8 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,800 ft / 549 m | =26,165 of 29,858 | =12,889 in North America | =11,401 in US |
| Elevation | 740 ft / 226 m | =22,583 of 43,403 | =10,710 in North America | =8,839 in US |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =2,596 in North America | =2,536 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcr.md) Colorado Creek Airport · 4.4 mi / 7.1 km
- [Z17](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z17.md) Ophir Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [A77](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a77.md) Yankee Creek 2 Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [TCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tct.md) Takotna Airport · 40 mi / 65 km
- [MCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamc.md) McGrath Airport · 46 mi / 74 km
- [TLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patl.md) Tatalina LRRS Airport · 47 mi / 76 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))
- [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/z48/data