Birchwood Airport


Birchwood Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Birchwood, in the Anchorage Municipality of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 450 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, an increase of 20% from the 375 enplanements in 2009. 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.

Facilities and aircraft

Birchwood Airport covers an area of 196 acres at an elevation of 83 feet above mean sea level. It has two runways: 1L/19R is 4,008 by 100 feet with an asphalt surface; 1R/19L is 1,802 by 50 feet 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.