Birch Creek Airport (IATA: KBC, FAA LID: Z91) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north-northwest of the central business district of Birch Creek, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Birch Creek, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 450 ft / 137 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 66°16′26″N 145°49′27″W / 66.27389°N 145.82417°W | ||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft edit
Birch Creek Airport covers an area of 155 acres (63 ha) at an elevation of 450 feet (137 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 850 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per month: 59% air taxi and 41% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations edit
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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Wright Air Service | Chalkyitsik, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon[2] |
Statistics edit
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Wright Air | 515(100.00%)
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Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | Fairbanks, AK | Fairbanks International Airport | 200 |
2 | Fort Yukon, AK | Fort Yukon Airport | 50 |
3 | Venetie, AK | Venetie Airport | 10 |
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References edit
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for Z91 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Birch Cree, AK: Birch Creek (KBC)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
External links edit
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for Z91
- AirNav airport information for Z91
- ASN accident history for KBC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for Z91