VFR · Visual Flight Rules

Birchwood Airport

Regional Airport · Birchwood, AK, United States

Conditions are good for visual flight at Birchwood Airport. It's 42°F with 85% humidity. Winds are calm. Cloud ceiling 9,500 ft.

ICAOPABVIATA—LOCALBCV

Zulu · UTC--:--:--Aviation standard time

Local · UTC-10--:--:--Approx. (from longitude)

Elevation83ft25 m

Longest runway4,012ft1,223 m

Runways21 lighted

Coordinates61.42, -149.5161°24'59.4"N 149°30'25.2"W

ClassRegionalNo scheduled service

Current weather

1 h 0 min ago

42°F5.6°C · Dew 38°FVFR — Visual Flight Rules

Calm

Visibility10+ sm
Ceiling9,500 ft AGL
Humidity85%
Altimeter29.34 inHg
Pressure993.6 hPa
GustsNone

Broken 9,500′Overcast 12,000′

Conditions are good for visual flight at Birchwood Airport. It's 42°F with 85% humidity. Winds are calm. Cloud ceiling 9,500 ft.

METAR observation

Live

RAWMETAR PABV 281756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN095 OVC120 06/03 A2934 RMK AO2 SLP934 T00560033 10056 20011 58001 $

Decoded — plain language

WindCalm

Visibility10+ sm

Temperature42°F / 5.6°C

Dew point38°F · 85% RH

Altimeter29.34 inHg

Ceiling9,500 ft AGL

Flight categoryVFR — Visual Flight Rules

SkyBroken 9,500′, Overcast 12,000′

Observed 28 Sep 2026 17:56Z·Birchwood Arpt, AK, US·1 h 0 min ago

Runways

2 total

02L/20R◐ lit

4,012 ft1,223 × 100 ft · Asphalt

02R/20L

1,802 ft549 × 50 ft · Gravel

Radio frequencies

3 listed

AWOS135.55AWOS 3

UNICOM123.00CTAF/UNICOM

Center132.30ANCHORAGE CNTR

Frequencies (MHz) come from the OurAirports community dataset and can lag official changes. Confirm against the current chart supplement or AIP before flight.

Nearby navaids

Within 40 NM

EDF

ElmendorfTACAN

113.40 MHz12.3 NM218° SW

BGQ

Big LakeVORTAC

112.50 MHz16.1 NM305° NW

CMQ

Campbell LakeNDB

338 kHz21.5 NM227° SW

BOB

BruckNDB

387 kHz24.4 NM233° SW

ANC

AnchorageVOR-DME

114.30 MHz25.7 NM232° SW

Distance and true bearing from the airport reference point